''Fusconaia'' is a

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freshwater mussel Freshwater bivalves are molluscs of the order Bivalvia that inhabit freshwater ecosystems. They are one of the two main groups of freshwater molluscs, along with freshwater snails. The majority of bivalve molluscs are saltwater species that l ...

s, aquatic

bivalve Bivalvia () or bivalves, in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class (biology), class of aquatic animal, aquatic molluscs (marine and freshwater) that have laterally compressed soft bodies enclosed b ...

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s in the

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Unionidae The Unionidae are a Family (biology), family of freshwater mussels, the largest in the order Unionida, the bivalve molluscs sometimes known as river mussels, or simply as unionids. The range of distribution for this family is world-wide. It is a ...

. They are native to North America.

Species within the genus ''Fusconaia''

Species include:World Register of Marine Species
/ref> * '' Fusconaia askewi'' * '' Fusconaia burkei'' (Tapered pigtoe) * '' Fusconaia cor'' (Shiny pigtoe) * '' Fusconaia cuneolus'' (Fine-rayed pigtoe pearly mussel) * '' Fusconaia escambia'' (Narrow pigtoe) * '' Fusconaia flava'' (Wabash pigtoe) * '' Fusconaia masoni'' (Atlantic pigtoe) * '' Fusconaia mitchelli'' (False spike) * '' Fusconaia ozarkensis'' * '' Fusconaia subrotunda'' (Long solid mussel)

References

Bivalve genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Unionidae-stub