Aspatharia
Encyclopedia
Aspatharia is a genus
of freshwater mussel
, an aquatic
bivalve mollusk in the family Iridinidae (http://mussel-project.ua.edu/db/db.php?h=s&c=aspatharia&l=sci_name&button=Submit).
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of freshwater mussel
Mussel
The common name mussel is used for members of several families of clams or bivalvia mollusca, from saltwater and freshwater habitats. These groups have in common a shell whose outline is elongated and asymmetrical compared with other edible clams, which are often more or less rounded or oval.The...
, an aquatic
Aquatic animal
An aquatic animal is an animal, either vertebrate or invertebrate, which lives in water for most or all of its life. It may breathe air or extract its oxygen from that dissolved in water through specialised organs called gills, or directly through its skin. Natural environments and the animals that...
bivalve mollusk in the family Iridinidae (http://mussel-project.ua.edu/db/db.php?h=s&c=aspatharia&l=sci_name&button=Submit).
Species
Secies within the genus Aspatharia include:- Aspatharia divaricataAspatharia divaricataAspatharia divaricata is a speciesof freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Mutelidae.It is a vulnerable species.-References:* Lange, C.N. 2004. . Downloaded on 6 August 2007....
- Aspatharia subreniformisAspatharia subreniformisAspatharia subreniformis is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Mutelidae.It is a vulnerable species.-References:...