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Amblema
Sign in to saveAmblema is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassBivalvia
- OrderUnionida
- 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
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- Image
- Amblema plicata.jpg
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- Category:Amblema
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Species within the genus ''Amblema''
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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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