Bankclimber

Plectomerus dombeyanus

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae

Plectomerus is a monotypic genus of freshwater mussels in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. The sole species in the genus is Plectomerus dombeyanus. Its common name is bankclimber, as it can be found buried in steep slopes a considerable distance from water.

Distribution

Bankclimber — (c) Dan Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 312

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Dan Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionPlectomerus, Wikipedia contributors

Bankclimber

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