Unio cariei

Unio cariei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Unio
Species:
†U. cariei
Binomial name
†Unio cariei
Germain, 1919

Unio cariei was a species of medium-sized freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Unionidae.

This species was endemic to the island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean, but it is now extinct.

References

  1. ^ Bouchet, P.; von Cosel, R. (1996). "Unio cariei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T22740A9384352. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T22740A9384352.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.


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