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Southern combshell

Epioblasma penita

Classification

Family
Unionidae

Epioblasma penita, the southern combshell or penitent mussel, 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. They have been spotted in the rivers of Alabama and Mississippi.

Distribution

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