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Lasmigona
Sign in to saveLasmigona is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassBivalvia
- OrderUnionida
- FamilyUnionidae
via GBIF
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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Encyclopedic overview
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- Species within the genus ''Lasmigona''
- References
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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