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Strophitus
Sign in to saveStrophitus is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. The common name of mussels in the genus Strophitus is "Creeper."
Species
Creeper
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassBivalvia
- OrderUnionida
- FamilyUnionidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations967
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 51
- With media
- 69
- Family
- Unionidae
- Collections
- USNM, CMN, OSUM, UMMZ
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada
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- Species within the genus ''Strophitus''
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Strophitus is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. The common name of mussels in the genus Strophitus is "Creeper."
== Species within the genus Strophitus== Strophitus connasaugaensis Strophitus subvexus Strophitus undulatus
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