Fusconaia subrotunda
Fusconaia subrotunda, the long solid mussel or long solid naiad, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae.
Fusconaia subrotunda | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Unionida |
Family: | Unionidae |
Genus: | Fusconaia |
Species: | F. subrotunda |
Binomial name | |
Fusconaia subrotunda (Lea, 1831) | |
This mussel, sometimes called a pigtoe, is found in river gravel. Young mussels are light brown, but darken to nearly black with age.
This species is found in Canada and the United States.
Subspecies
- Fusconaia subrotunda kirklandiana
- Fusconaia subrotunda lesueriana Lea
- Fusconaia subrotunda pilaris Lea
- Fusconaia subrotunda subrotunda
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References
- Cummings, K. & Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Fusconaia subrotunda". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012: e.T8775A3146358. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T8775A3146358.en. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
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