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monkeyface

Theliderma metanevra

Classification

Family
Unionidae

Theliderma metanevra, common name the monkeyface, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. It is native to the eastern United States, where it lives in large to medium-sized rivers. Although it has been extirpated from certain sections of its range, it is still widespread and fairly common.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 176