Glebula
| Glebula rotundata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionoida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Tribe: | Lampsilini |
| Genus: | Glebula |
| Species: | G.rotundata |
| Binomial name | |
| Glebula rotundata L. | |
Glebula rotunda, the round pearlshell, is a freshwater mussel, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae. It is in the monotypic genus Glebula.
It is found on the drainages of the Gulf Coast, as well as in Arkansas and Oklahoma.
References
Haag, W. R. (2012). North American Freshwater Mussels: Natural History, Ecology, and Conservation. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521199384
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