Obovaria haddletoni

Obovaria haddletoni is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is endemic to the United States.

Phylum:Mollusca

Class:Bivalvia

Order:Unionida

Family:Unionidae

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Obovaria haddletoni
Conservation status
Critically endangered, possibly extinct (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Presumed Extinct (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Unionida
Family:	Unionidae
Genus:	Obovaria
Species:	O. haddletoni
Binomial name
Obovaria haddletoni (Athearn, 1964)

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This species was formerly in the genus Lampsilis, and was moved to Obovaria in 2008 based on morphological and zoogeographic analysis.^{[citation needed]}