Epioblasma

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Epioblasma
See Also From tracing topical name
Unionidae
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q3015342
Library of congress: sh2005008262
Sources of Information
  • ITIS * North America, via WWW, Dec. 7, 2005(Epioblasma Rafinesque, 1831. Rank: genus. Current Standing: valid. Family Unionidae)
  • NatureServer explorer, via WWW, Dec. 7, 2005(21 species in genus Epioblasma listed; family Unionidae)
  • NCBI taxonomy browser, Dec. 7, 2005(Epioblasma. Rank: genus. Subfamily Lampsilinae, family Unionidae)
  • Cummings, K.S. Freshwater mussel (Unionoida) genera of the world, via WWW, Dec. 7, 2005(Epioblasma Simpson, 1900 - North America)
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Wikipedia description:

Epioblasma is a North American genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. Most of the species in this genus have been lost in modern times, and the entire genus is threatened with the possibility of extinction.

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