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Tar river spinymussel

Parvaspina steinstansana

Classification

Family
Unionidae

The Tar River spiny mussel or Tar River spinymussel (Parvaspina steinstansana) is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. It is endemic to North Carolina in the United States and expected to go extinct without human intervention. Under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, it is an endangered species.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 1