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Choctaw bean

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Choctaw bean
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Villosa
Species:
V. choctawensis
Binomial name
Villosa choctawensis
Athearn, 1964

The Choctaw bean (Villosa choctawensis) is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Unionidae. This species is found in the southeastern United States and is currently on the endangered species list.[2] The species epithet and the common name are based on the name of the Choctaw people, Native Americans who were originally from the southeastern United States.

References

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  1. ^ Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Villosa choctawensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. IUCN: e.T22972A2783307. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T22972A2783307.en.
  2. ^ "Choctaw bean species profile". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. May 22, 2013.