Plethobasus
Encyclopedia
Plethobasus is a genus
of freshwater mussels, aquatic
bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae
, the river mussels.
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 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...
, the river mussels.
Species within the genus Plethobasus
- white warty-back pearly musselWhite warty-back pearly musselThe white warty-back pearly mussel or white wartyback, scientific name Plethobasus cicatricosus, is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. Once widely distributed in the Ohio, Cumberland, and Tennessee River systems in the United States, it is now probably...
(Plethobasus cicatricosus) - orange-footed pimpleback musselOrange-footed pimpleback musselThe orange-footed pimpleback mussel or orangefoot pimpleback, scientific name Plethobasus cooperianus, is a rare species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels...
(Plethobasus cooperianus) - sheepnose mussel (Plethobasus cyphyusPlethobasus cyphyusPlethobasus cyphyus is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.This species is endemic to the United States.-Source:* Bogan, A.E. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
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