Lasmigona
Genus of bivalves
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Lasmigona is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae.[1]
| Lasmigona | |
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| Lasmigona decorata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Tribe: | Anodontini |
| Genus: | Lasmigona Rafinesque, 1831 |
Species within the genus Lasmigona
- Lasmigona alabamensis (Alabama heelsplitter)
- Lasmigona complanata (white heelsplitter): Found in the Midwest United States in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Michigan.[2]
- Lasmigona compressa (creek heelsplitter)
- Lasmigona costata (flutedshell)
- Lasmigona decorata (Carolina heelsplitter)
- Lasmigona etowaensis (Etowah heelsplitter)
- Lasmigona holstonia (Tennessee heelsplitter)
- Lasmigona subviridis (green floater)
