Solenaia
Sign in to saveSolenaia is a genus of freshwater mussels in the family Unionidae. They have a very elongated shell that lacks dentition.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassBivalvia
- OrderUnionida
- FamilyUnionidae
Habitatfreshwater
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7
- Family
- Unionidae
- Collections
- CAS, NCSM
- Recorded in
- Burma [Union Of Myanmar], China, Vietnam
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Solenaia is a genus of freshwater mussels in the family Unionidae. They have a very elongated shell that lacks dentition.
==Species== There is only one recognized extant species: Solenaia emarginata (Lea, 1860)
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