- Alabama pearl shell
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Alabama pearl shell Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Order: Unionoida Family: Margaritiferidae Genus: Margaritifera Species: M. marrianae Binomial name Margaritifera marrianae
R.I. Johnson, 1983The Alabama pearl shell, scientific name Margaritifera marrianae, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Margaritiferidae, the freshwater pearl mussels.
This species is endemic to the United States. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Bogan, A.E. 2000. Margaritifera marrianae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
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