''Fusconaia'' is a
genus of
freshwater mussels,
aquatic bivalve
Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, bival ...
mollusks in the
family Unionidae. They are native to North America.
Species within the genus ''Fusconaia''
Species include:
World Register of Marine Species
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* ''Fusconaia askewi
''Fusconaia askewi'' is a species of bivalve in the family Unionidae. It is endemic to the United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily l ...
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* ''Fusconaia burkei
''Fusconaia burkei'', the tapered pigtoe, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
This species is endemic to North America. It has been a federally listed threatened species un ...
'' (Tapered pigtoe)
* ''Fusconaia cor
The shiny pigtoe (''Fusconaia cor'') is a species of bivalve in the family Unionidae. It is endemic to the United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a coun ...
'' (Shiny pigtoe)
* ''Fusconaia cuneolus
''Fusconaia cuneolus'', the fine-rayed pigtoe pearly mussel or fine-rayed pigtoe, is a species of bivalve in the family Unionidae. It is native to Tennessee, Alabama, and Virginia in the United States, in each of which its population has declined ...
'' (Fine-rayed pigtoe pearly mussel)
* '' Fusconaia escambia'' (Narrow pigtoe)
* ''Fusconaia flava
''Fusconaia flava'', the Wabash pigtoe, is a freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae.
Description
The shell is divided into two valves that are hinged. ''Fusconaia flava'' shell is thick and can be compressed or inflated, has a triangular to ...
'' (Wabash pigtoe)
* ''Fusconaia masoni
The Atlantic pigtoe (''Fusconaia masoni'') is a species of bivalve in the family Unionidae. It is endemic to the United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is ...
'' (Atlantic pigtoe)
* ''Fusconaia mitchelli
''Fusconaia mitchelli'', the false spike, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
This species is native to Mexico, where its historical range is in the states of Coahuila, Nuevo ...
'' (False spike)
* ''Fusconaia ozarkensis
''Fusconaia ozarkensis'' is a species of bivalve in the family Unionidae. It is endemic to the United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primari ...
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* ''Fusconaia subrotunda
''Fusconaia subrotunda'', the long solid mussel or long solid naiad, is a species of freshwater mussel, an Aquatic animal, aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae.
This mussel, sometimes called a pigtoe, is found in river gravel. Young ...
'' (Long solid mussel)
References
Bivalve genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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