Reginaia ebenus (I.Lea, 1831) is a animal in the Unionidae family, order Unionida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Reginaia ebenus (I.Lea, 1831)

Reginaia ebenus (I.Lea, 1831)

Reginaia ebenus, the ebonyshell, is a mussel species listed as least concern overall, but endangered in Missouri and Minnesota.

Family
Genus
Reginaia
Order
Unionida
Class
Bivalvia

About Reginaia ebenus (I.Lea, 1831)

Reginaia ebenus, first described by I. Lea in 1831, is a species of mussel. Its common name is ebonyshell. The International Union for Conservation of Nature lists this species as least concern overall, but it is classified as endangered within the U.S. states of Missouri and Minnesota.

Photo: (c) Jeff Garner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jeff Garner · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Unionida Unionidae Reginaia

More from Unionidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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