Pyganodon lacustris: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Unionida
- Family
- Unionidae
- Genus
- Pyganodon
- Species
- Pyganodon lacustris
- Scientific Name
- Pyganodon lacustris
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Pyganodon lacustris
Pyganodon lacustris is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. It is endemic to the United States, where it is known to occur in Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, New York, Indiana and Wisconsin. It may also occur in the Great Lakes and into Canada, however its full range has not been fully assessed. It is commonly called the lake floater.
...Pyganodon lacustris in languages:
- English
- Lake Floater
Images from inaturalist.org observations:
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