Ptychobranchus
Encyclopedia
Ptychobranchus 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 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 Ptychobranchus
- Ptychobranchus fasciolarisPtychobranchus fasciolarisPtychobranchus fasciolaris, common name the Kidneyshell, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.- Distribution and conservation status :...
- Ptychobranchus foremanianus
- triangular kidneyshellTriangular kidneyshellThe triangular kidneyshell, scientific name Ptychobranchus greenii, is a species of freshwater mussel, in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. It is endemic to Alabama in the United States, where it is known from several rivers and streams in the Mobile River Basin...
(Ptychobranchus greenii) - southern kidneyshellSouthern kidneyshellThe southern kidneyshell, scientific name Ptychobranchus jonesi, 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:...
(Ptychobranchus jonesi) - Ptychobranchus occidentalisPtychobranchus occidentalisPtychobranchus occidentalis 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.-Reproduction:...
- Ptychobranchus subtentumPtychobranchus subtentumPtychobranchus subtentum 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.-Reproduction:...