Fusconaia cuneolus
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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. cuneolus
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| Fusconaia cuneolus (Lea, 1840)
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Fusconaia cuneolus, the fine-rayed pigtoe pearly mussel or fine-rayed pigtoe, is a species of
bivalve in the family Unionidae. It is native to Tennessee, Alabama, and Virginia in the United States, in each of which its population has declined severely. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.[4][5]
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Like other freshwater mussels, this species reproduces by releasing its larvae, or
mottled sculpin (Cottus bairdi).[6]
There is only one large population which is located in the Clinch River.[6]
This species appears to be most closely related to Fusconaia cor.[7]
References
- . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ "Fusconaia cuneolus (Lea, 1840)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Finerayed pigtoe (Fusconaia cuneolus)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ 41 FR 24062
- ^ a b NatureServe (7 April 2023). "Fusconaia cuneolus". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- S2CID 84552044.
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