Southern kidneyshell
Species of bivalve
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The southern kidneyshell (Ptychobranchus jonesi) is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
| Southern kidneyshell | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Ptychobranchus |
| Species: | P. jonesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptychobranchus jonesi (van der Schalie, 1934) | |
This species is endemic to the United States.
