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Cyprogenia aberti
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Cyprogenia
Species: C. aberti
Binomial name
Cyprogenia aberti
(Conrad, 1850)

Cyprogenia aberti, the western fanshell, edible naiad, edible pearly mussel, or western fanshell mussel, 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.

References

  1. Cummings, K.; Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Cyprogenia aberti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T6182A3107987. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T6182A3107987.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
Taxon identifiers
Cyprogenia aberti
Unio aberti


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