- Obovaria subrotunda
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Obovaria subrotunda Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Order: Unionoida Family: Unionidae Genus: Obovaria Species: O. subrotunda Binomial name Obovaria subrotunda
Rafinesque, 1820Obovaria subrotunda, common name the Round Hickorynut, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
Distribution and conservation status
This species lives in Ontario, Canada, and is endangered species there. The Canadian Species at Risk Act listed it in the List of Wildlife Species at Risk as being endangered in Canada.[2]
It also lives in the United States.
References
- ^ Bogan, A.E. 1996. Obovaria subrotunda. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
- ^ COSEWIC. 2005. Canadian Species at Risk. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. 64 pp., page 13.
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