Obovaria subrotunda
Obovaria subrotunda, common name the round hickorynut, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Obovaria |
| Species: | O. subrotunda |
| Binomial name | |
| Obovaria subrotunda Rafinesque, 1820 | |
Distribution and conservation status
This species is native to eastern North America.
The Canadian Species at Risk Act listed it in the List of Wildlife Species at Risk as being endangered in Canada.[2]
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References
- Woolnough, D. & Bogan, A.E. (2017). "Obovaria subrotunda". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T15024A62905473. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- COSEWIC. 2005. Canadian Species at Risk. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. 64 pp., page 13.
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