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Margaritifera marrianae

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Alabama pearlshell
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Margaritiferidae
Genus: Margaritifera
Species:
M. marrianae
Binomial name
Margaritifera marrianae
R.I. Johnson, 1983

Margaritifera marrianae, the Alabama pearlshell, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Margaritiferidae, the freshwater pearl mussels.

This species is endemic to the United States. Its range is limited to the Alabama River and Conecuh/Escambia River drainages.[4] It is threatened by habitat loss[1] and declining water quality.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Cummings, K.; Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Margaritifera marrianae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T12800A509635. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T12800A509635.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Alabama pearlshell (Margaritifera marrianae)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b 76 FR 61482
  4. ^ "Alabama Pearlshell". U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 31 March 2023.