- Spectacle case pearly mussel
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Spectacle case pearly mussel Mature and young Cumberlandia monodonta. Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Order: Unionoida Family: Margaritiferidae Genus: Cumberlandia Species: C. monodonta Binomial name Cumberlandia monodonta
(Say, 1829)Synonyms Margaritifera monodonta Say, 1829
The spectacle case pearly mussel or spectacle case (Cumberlandia monodonta) is a species of bivalve in the Margaritiferidae family. It is endemic to the United States.
Source
- Mollusc Specialist Group 2000. Cumberlandia monodonta. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 August 2007.
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