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rayed bean

Paetulunio fabalis

Classification

Family
Unionidae

Paetulunio fabalis, the rayed bean, is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. It is the only species in the genus Paetulunio, and was formerly classified in Villosa until a 2018 study. The species name is derived from Latin, with a general meaning of "small crescent bean".

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 26Canada · 10