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Amblema

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Amblema is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumMollusca
  3. ClassBivalvia
  4. OrderUnionida
  5. FamilyUnionidae
Habitatfreshwater

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
54
With media
116
Family
Unionidae
Collections
USNM, CMN, UMMZ, CAS, ALMNH, AUM
Recorded in
Guatemala, United States, Mexico

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
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Amblema plicata.jpg
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Commons category
Amblema
taxon name
Amblema
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Amblema
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Species within the genus ''Amblema''
  • References

Amblema is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

==Species within the genus Amblema== Amblema elliottii (Coosa fiveridge) Amblema neislerii (Fat threeridge) Amblema plicata (Threeridge)

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