Fusconaia subrotunda, the longsolid,[2][3] long solid mussel or long solid naiad, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Fusconaia |
| Species: | F. subrotunda
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| Fusconaia subrotunda (Lea, 1831)
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This mussel, sometimes called a pigtoe, is found in river gravel. Young mussels are light brown, but darken to nearly black with age.
This species is found in Canada and the United States.
Subspecies
edit- Fusconaia subrotunda kirklandiana
- Fusconaia subrotunda lesueriana Lea
- Fusconaia subrotunda pilaris Lea
- Fusconaia subrotunda subrotunda
References
edit- ^ Cummings, K.; Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Fusconaia subrotunda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T8775A3146358. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T8775A3146358.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Longsolid (Fusconaia subrotunda)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ a b 88 FR 14794
- ^ "Fusconaia subrotunda (Lea, 1831)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
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