Smooth pimpleback
| Smooth pimpleback Quadrula houstonensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionoida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Quadrula |
| Species: | Q. houstonensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Quadrula houstonensis I. Lea, 1859 | |
The Smooth pimpleback, scientific name of Quadrula houstonensis, is a species of freshwater mussel. It is an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
This species is endemic to the United States.
See also
References
- Bogan, A.E. 1996. Quadrula houstonensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
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