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pheasantshell

Lampsilis pectorosa

Classification

Family
Unionidae

Ortmanniana pectorosa, previously Actinonaias pectorosa, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. Its common name is the pheasantshell. This species is endemic to the drainages of the Cumberland River and the Tennessee River in the United States.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 11