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Gulf mapleleaf

Quadrula nobilis

Classification

Family
Unionidae

Quadrula is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae native to rivers of the American Midwest and mid-south. All have thick nacreous shells with well-developed hinge teeth, many also with external shell sculpturing of nodules or lumps. Species within the genus Quadrula In 2012, many species classified as Quadrula were moved to Rotundaria and Theliderma based on genetic and morphological evidence.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 96