Fusconaia
Encyclopedia
Fusconaia is a genus
of freshwater mussels, aquatic
bivalve mollusks in the family
Unionidae
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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 mussels, 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 mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
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Unionidae
Unionidae
Unionidae is a family of freshwater mussels, the largest in the order Unionoida, the bivalve mollusks sometimes known as river mussels, naiads, or simply as unionids.The range of distribution for this family is world-wide...
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Species within the genus Fusconaia
- Apalachicola Ebonyshell, Fusconaia apalachicola
- Fusconaia askewiFusconaia askewiFusconaia askewi is a species of bivalve in the Unionidae family. It is endemic to the United States.-Source:* Bogan, A.E. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
- Fusconaia barnesianaFusconaia barnesianaFusconaia barnesiana is a species of bivalve in the Unionidae family. It is endemic to the United States.-References:* Bogan, A.E. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
- Gulf pigtoe, Fusconaia cerina
- Shiny pigtoeShiny pigtoeThe shiny pigtoe is a species of bivalve in the Unionidae family. It is endemic to the United States.-Source:* Bogan, A.E. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
, Fusconaia cor - Fine-rayed pigtoe pearly musselFine-rayed pigtoe pearly musselThe fine-rayed pigtoe pearly mussel or fine-rayed pigtoe is a species of bivalve in the Unionidae family. It is native to Tennessee, Alabama, and Virginia in the United States, where its population has declined severely...
, Fusconaia cuneolus - Ebonyshell, Fusconaia ebena
- Narrow pigtoeNarrow pigtoeThe narrow pigtoe is a species of bivalve in the Unionidae family. It is endemic to the United States.-Source:* Bogan, A.E. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
, Fusconaia escambia - Wabash pigtoe, Fusconaia flava
- Fusconaia lananensisFusconaia lananensisFusconaia lananensis is a species of bivalve in the Unionidae family. It is endemic to the United States.-Source:* Bogan, A.E. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
- Atlantic pigtoeAtlantic pigtoeThe Atlantic pigtoe is a species of bivalve in the Unionidae family. It is endemic to the United States.-References:* Bogan, A.E. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
, Fusconaia masoni - Fusconaia ozarkensisFusconaia ozarkensisFusconaia ozarkensis is a species of bivalve in the Unionidae family. It is endemic to the United States.-Source:* Bogan, A.E. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
- Round EbonyshellRound ebonyshellThe round ebonyshell, scientific name Fusconaia rotulata, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels....
, Fusconaia rotulata - Long solid musselLong solid musselThe long solid mussel, also known as the long solid naiad, scientific name Fusconaia subrotunda, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae....
, Fusconaia subrotunda - Fusconaia succissaFusconaia succissaFusconaia succissa is a species of bivalve in the Unionidae family. It is endemic to the United States.-References:* Bogan, A.E. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....