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Round ebonyshell Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Order: Unionoida Family: Unionidae Genus: Fusconaia Species: F. rotulata Binomial name Fusconaia rotulata
(Wright, 1899)Synonyms Obovaria rotulata
The round ebonyshell, scientific name Fusconaia rotulata, 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. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- Bogan, A.E. 2000. Obovaria rotulata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
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