Cyprogenia aberti
(Redirected from Edible pearly mussel)
| Cyprogenia aberti | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Cyprogenia |
| Species: | C. aberti
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyprogenia aberti (Conrad, 1850)
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Cyprogenia aberti, the western fanshell, edible naiad, edible pearly mussel, or western fanshell mussel, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
This species is endemic to the United States.
References
[edit]- ^ Cummings, K.; Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Cyprogenia aberti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T6182A3107987. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T6182A3107987.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
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