Lasmigona

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

Species

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassBivalvia
OrderUnionida
FamilyUnionidae

Habitatfreshwater

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 16
With media: 10
Family: Unionidae
Collections: NCSM, OSUM, CMN, CM, UF, UMMZ
Recorded in: United States, Canada

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Unionidae
Image: Lasmigona decorata.jpg

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taxon name: Lasmigona
taxon rank: genus
topic's main category: Category:Lasmigona
Commons category: Lasmigona

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Species within the genus ''Lasmigona''
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Lasmigona is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae.

==Species within the genus Lasmigona== left|thumb|Lasmigona costata Lasmigona alabamensis (Alabama heelsplitter) Lasmigona complanata (white heelsplitter): Found in the Midwest United States in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Michigan. Lasmigona compressa (creek heelsplitter) Lasmigona costata (flutedshell) Lasmigona decorata (Carolina heelsplitter) Lasmigona etowaensis (Etowah heelsplitter) Lasmigona holstonia (Tennessee heelsplitter) Lasmigona subviridis (green floater)

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