Louisiana pearlshell
Margaritifera hembeli
Classification
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Unionida
- Family
- Margaritiferidae
Margaritifera est un genre de mollusques bivalves d'eau douce de la famille des Margaritiferidae. Ce sont des moules perlières d'eau douce. Liste d'espèces Selon ITIS (7 février 2016) : Margaritifera auricularia (Spengler, 1793) - La grande mulette Margaritifera dahurica (Middendorff, 1850) Margaritifera falcata (Gould, 1850) Margaritifera hembeli (Conrad, 1838) Margaritifera homsensis (Lea, 1865) Margaritifera laevis (Haas, 1910) Margaritifera laosensis (Lea, 1863) Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) — La moule perlière d'eau douce ou mulette perlière Margaritifera marocana…
The Louisiana pearlshell, Margaritifera hembeli, is a rare species of bivalve mollusk in the family Margaritiferidae. This freshwater mussel is native to Louisiana in the United States, and was previously present also in Arkansas. It grows to a length of about 10 cm (4 in) and lives on the sand or gravel stream-bed in riffles and fast flowing stretches of small streams.
Margaritifera es un género de moluscos bivalvos de la familia Margaritiferidae. Especies Se reconocen las siguientes especies: Margaritifera falcata Margaritifera hembeli Margaritifera margaritifera Margaritifera marrianae Margaritifera auricularia Referencias Enlaces externos Wikimedia Commons alberga una categoría multimedia sobre Margaritifera. Wikispecies tiene un artículo sobre Margaritifera.
Distribution
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