Rotundaria tuberculata, commonly called the purple wartyback, is a freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Rotundaria |
| Species: | R. tuberculata
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| Binomial name | |
| Rotundaria tuberculata (Rafinesque, 1820)
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| Synonyms | |
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Cyclonaias tuberculata (Rafinesque, 1820) | |
This species is native to eastern North America, generally in the Mississippi River drainage, where it is wide-ranging. It is still common in many areas, particularly in the southern part of its range.[2]
It was formerly classified as the sole species in the genus Cyclonaias, but in 2012 it was moved to Rotundaria based on genetic evidence.[3]
References edit
- ^ Bogan, A.E. 1996. Cyclonaias tuberculata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 August 2007.
- ^ Cyclonaias tuberculata NatureServe
- ^ Campbell, David; Lydeard, Charles (2012). "The Genera of Pleurobemini (Bivalvia: Unionidae: Ambleminae)". American Malacological Bulletin. 30 (1): 19–38.
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