Unio cariei
| Unio cariei | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionoida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Unio |
| Species: | U. cariei |
| Binomial name | |
| Unio cariei | |
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.
Sources
- Bouchet, P. & von Cosel, R. 1996. Unio cariei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
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