Salamander mussel

Salamander mussel

Critically Imperiled (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Tribe: Anodontini
Genus: Simpsonaias
Frierson, 1914
Species:
S. ambigua
Binomial name
Simpsonaias ambigua
(Say, 1825)
Synonyms
  • Alasmodonta ambigua Say, 1825
  • Hemilastena ambigua (Say, 1825)
  • Simpsoniconcha ambigua (Say, 1825)
  • Unio hildrethianus Lea, 1834
  • Margarita (Unio) hildrethianus (Lea, 1834)
  • Margaron (Margaritana) hildrethiana (Lea, 1834)

Simpsonaias ambigua, the salamander mussel or mudpuppy mussel, is a species of bivalve in the family Unionidae. It is unique among freshwater mussels in using mudpuppies as its glochidial host.

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