Anodontoides radiatus

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Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Bivalvia
Order:Unionida
Family:Unionidae
Anodontoides radiatus

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Anodontoides
Species:
A. radiatus
Binomial name
Anodontoides radiatus
(Conrad, 1834)
Synonyms[3]
  • Alasmodonta radiata Conrad, 1834
  • Margaritana elliottii Lea, 1858
  • Margaritana elliptica Lea, 1859
  • Anodonta showalterii Lea, 1860

Anodontoides radiatus is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. In 2018, Smith, Johnson, Pfeiffer and Gangloff placed this species in genus Strophitus on the basis of morphological and molecular features.[2][4] As of 2023, it is under review for listing under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.[5]

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