Theliderma metanevra
Theliderma metanevra, common name the monkeyface, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
| Theliderma metanevra | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Theliderma |
| Species: | T. metanevra |
| Binomial name | |
| Theliderma metanevra (Rafinesque, 1820) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Quadrula metanevra (Rafinesque, 1820) | |
It is native to the eastern United States, where it lives in large to medium sized rivers. Although it has been extirpated from certain sections of its range, it is still widespread and fairly common.[1]
References
- "Quadrula metanevra". NatureServe. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
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