Rotundaria pustulosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Unionoida |
Family: | Unionidae |
Genus: | Rotundaria |
Species: | R. pustulosa |
Binomial name | |
Rotundaria pustulosa (Lea, I., 1831) |
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Rotundaria pustulosa is a species of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is native to North America, where it is a widespread and common.
It was formerly classified under Quadrula, but in 2012 it was moved to Rotundaria based on genetic evidence.