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
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

References

  1. 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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