Popenaias popeii
Popenaias popeii, common name the Texas hornshell, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
| Popenaias popeii | |
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| Four live individuals of Popenaias popeii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Popenaias |
| Species: | P. popeii |
| Binomial name | |
| Popenaias popeii I. Lea, 1857 | |
This species is found in Mexico, and in Texas and New Mexico in the United States.
References
- Bogan, A.E. 1996. Popenaias popeii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
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