''Lasmigona'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

freshwater mussel Freshwater bivalves are one kind of freshwater mollusc, along with freshwater snails. They are bivalves that live in fresh water as opposed to salt water, which is the main habitat type for bivalves. The majority of species of bivalve molluscs ...

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bivalve Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, bival ...

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Unionidae The Unionidae are a family of freshwater mussels, the largest in the order Unionida, the bivalve molluscs sometimes known as river mussels, or simply as unionids. The range of distribution for this family is world-wide. It is at its most diverse ...

Species within the genus ''Lasmigona''

* '' Lasmigona alabamensis'' (Alabama heelsplitter) * ''

Lasmigona complanata ''Lasmigona'' is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae The Unionidae are a family of freshwater mussels, the largest in the order Unionida, the bivalve molluscs sometimes known as river mussels, or si ...

'' (white heelsplitter): Found in the Midwest United States in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan. * '' Lasmigona compressa'' (creek heelsplitter) * '' Lasmigona costata'' (flutedshell) * '' Lasmigona decorata'' (Carolina heelsplitter) * '' Lasmigona etowaensis'' (Etowah heelsplitter) * '' Lasmigona holstonia'' (Tennessee heelsplitter) * '' Lasmigona subviridis'' (green floater)

References

Bivalve genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Unionidae-stub