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Gulf mocassinshell

Medionidus penicillatus

Classification

Family
Unionidae

Medionidus penicillatus, the gulf moccasinshell, is a rare species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This aquatic bivalve mollusk is native to Alabama, Florida, and Georgia in the United States, where it is in decline and has been extirpated from most of the rivers it once inhabited. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 3