Obovaria subrotunda, commonly called the round hickorynut, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Obovaria |
| Species: | O. subrotunda
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| Obovaria subrotunda (Rafinesque, 1820)
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Distribution and conservation status
editThis species is native to eastern North America.
The Canadian Species at Risk Act listed it in the List of Wildlife Species at Risk as being endangered in Canada.[3]
It was listed as a federally threatened species of the United States under the Endangered Species Act in 2023.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ Woolnough, D.; Bogan, A.E. (2017). "Obovaria subrotunda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T15024A62905473. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T15024A62905473.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Obovaria subrotunda (Rafinesque, 1820)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ COSEWIC. 2005. Canadian Species at Risk. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. 64 pp., page 13.
- ^ "Round hickorynut (Obovaria subrotunda)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ 88 FR 14794
External links
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