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Purple Wartyback

Cyclonaias tuberculata

Classification

Family
Unionidae

Rotundaria tuberculata, commonly called the purple wartyback, is a freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk. This species is native to eastern North America, generally in the Mississippi River drainage, where it is wide-ranging. It is still common in many areas, particularly in the southern part of its range, but is being negatively impacted by water pollution and channelization.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 540Canada · 83