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Plethobasus

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

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GENUS

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

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Parent taxon
Unionidae
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taxon name
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Plethobasus
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Plethobasus is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

==Species== Species within the genus Plethobasus include: Plethobasus cicatricosus (white warty-back pearly mussel) Plethobasus cooperianus (orange-footed pimpleback mussel) Plethobasus cyphyus (sheepnose mussel)

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