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  8. ›Unionoidea
  9. ›Freshwater Pearl Mussels
  10. ›Margaritiferinae
  11. ›Margaritifera
Freshwater Pearl Mussel
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IUCN EN · Endangered

Freshwater Pearl Mussel

Margaritifera margaritifera

The freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) is an endangered species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Margaritiferidae.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 105212.