Spectacle case pearly mussel
Encyclopedia
The spectacle case pearly mussel or spectacle case (Cumberlandia monodonta) is a species of bivalve in the Margaritiferidae
family. It is endemic to the United States
.
Margaritiferidae
Margaritiferidae is a family of medium-sized freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the order Unionoida. They are known as freshwater pearl mussels, because they are capable of producing pearls.-Genera within the family Margaritiferidae:...
family. It is endemic to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Source
- Mollusc Specialist Group 2000. Cumberlandia monodonta. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 August 2007.