Rotundaria aurea, the golden orb, is a species of freshwater mussel.[2] It is native to the United States, where it is found only in Texas.[3]

Rotundaria aurea

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Rotundaria
Species:
R. aurea
Binomial name
Rotundaria aurea
I. Lea, 1859
Synonyms

Quadrula aurea (I. Lea, 1859)

This species was moved from Quadrula to Rotundaria based on genetic evidence in 2012.[4]

References

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  1. ^ NatureServe
  2. ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Quadrula aurea". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
  3. ^ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List Texas Fatmucket, Golden Orb, Smooth Pimpleback, Texas Pimpleback, and Texas Fawnsfoot as Threatened or Endangered". Office of the Federal Register.
  4. ^ Campbell, David; Lydeard, Charles (2012). "The Genera of Pleurobemini (Bivalvia: Unionidae: Ambleminae)". American Malacological Bulletin. 30 (1): 19–38. doi:10.4003/006.030.0102. S2CID 84056130.
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