Cyclonaias tuberculata
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Cyclonaias tuberculata, the sole species in the genus Cyclonaias, is a freshwater mussel, an aquatic
bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae
, the river mussels.
This species is native to eastern North America, generally in the Mississippi River
drainage.
Aquatic animal
An aquatic animal is an animal, either vertebrate or invertebrate, which lives in water for most or all of its life. It may breathe air or extract its oxygen from that dissolved in water through specialised organs called gills, or directly through its skin. Natural environments and the animals that...
bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae
Unionidae
Unionidae is a family of freshwater mussels, the largest in the order Unionoida, the bivalve mollusks sometimes known as river mussels, naiads, or simply as unionids.The range of distribution for this family is world-wide...
, the river mussels.
This species is native to eastern North America, generally in the Mississippi River
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...
drainage.
Source
- Bogan, A.E. 1996. Cyclonaias tuberculata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 August 2007.