Villosa
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Villosa is a genus
of freshwater mussels, aquatic
bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of freshwater mussels, aquatic
Aquatic animal
An aquatic animal is an animal, either vertebrate or invertebrate, which lives in water for most or all of its life. It may breathe air or extract its oxygen from that dissolved in water through specialised organs called gills, or directly through its skin. Natural environments and the animals that...
bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae
Unionidae
Unionidae is a family of freshwater mussels, the largest in the order Unionoida, the bivalve mollusks sometimes known as river mussels, naiads, or simply as unionids.The range of distribution for this family is world-wide...
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Species within the genus Villosa
- Villosa amygdala
- Villosa arkansasensis
- Villosa choctawensis
- Villosa constricta
- Villosa delumbis
- Villosa fabalisVillosa fabalisThe Rayed Bean, scientific name Villosa fabalis, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.- Distribution and conservation status :...
- Rayed bean - Villosa irisVillosa irisVillosa iris, common name the Rainbow mussel, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.-Reproduction:...
- Rainbow mussel - Villosa lienosa
- Villosa nebulosa
- Villosa ortmanni
- Villosa perpurpurea - purple beanPurple beanThe purple bean is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels....
- Villosa taeniataVillosa taeniataVillosa taeniata, common name the Painted creekshell, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae....
- Painted creekshell - Villosa trabalis - Cumberland bean pearly musselCumberland bean pearly musselThe Cumberland bean pearly mussel, Cumberland bean, or purple bean is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae....
- Villosa umbrans
- Villosa vanuxemensis
- Villosa vaughaniana