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Anodonta rayi

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Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa ()
        Superphylum: Eutrochozoa ()
        Phylum: Mollusca () - (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
        Class: Bivalvia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Bivalves
        Subclass: Metabranchia ()
        Superorder: Eulamellibranchia ()
        Order: Unionida ()
        Superfamily: Unionacea ()
        Family: Unionidae () - Rafinesque, 1820
        Subfamily: Anodontinae ()
        Genus: Anodonta () - Lamarck, 1799
        Specific name: rayi
        Scientific name: - Anodonta rayi

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Anodonta

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 20 species and subspecies in this genus:

A. anatina (Duck Mussel) · A. beringiana (Yukon Floater) · A. californiensis (California Floater) · A. cataracta marginata (Gaspe Floater) · A. couperiana (Barrel Floater) · A. cygnea (Swan Mussel) · A. dejecta (Woebegone Floater) · A. gibbosa (Inflated Floater) · A. grandis (Giant Floater) · A. grandis grandis (Giant Floater) · A. grandis simpsoniana (Giant Floater) · A. heardi (Apalachicola Floater) · A. imbecillis (Paper Pondshell) · A. implicata (Alewife Floater) · A. kennerlyi (Western Floater) · A. nuttalliana (Winged Floater) · A. oregonensis (Oregon Floater) · A. peggyae (Florida Floater) · A. suborbiculata (Flat Floater) · A. wahlametensis (Willamette Papershell)

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Further Reading

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A descriptive catalogue of the Naiades, or pearly fresh-water mussels. Detroit, Mich., Bryant Walker, 1914. url p. 364.
Synopsis of the Naiades: or pearly fresh-water mussels / by Charles Torrey Simpson. Washington: Govt. Print. Off., 1900. url p. 624.

Notes

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Contributors

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 31, 2012.

Identifiers

Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16060636
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2781370

Last Revised: 2012-07-21