''Reginaia '' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
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 ...
s,
aquatic bivalve mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is e ...
s that is native to North America.
This genus was separated from ''
Fusconaia'' in 2012 based on genetic evidence.
Species
Species within this genus include:
* ''
Reginaia apalachicola'' - Apalachicola ebonyshell
* ''
Reginaia ebenus'' - Ebonyshell
* ''
Reginaia rotulata'' - Round ebonyshell
References
Bivalve genera
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