Megalonaias Explained

Megalonaias is a genus of bivalves belonging to the family Unionidae.^[1]

The species of this genus are found in North America and Central America.^[2]

Species

Species:

• Megalonaias nervosa
• Megalonaias nickliniana

Notes and References

1. Web site: Megalonaias Utterback, 1915 . www.gbif.org . 9 May 2021 . en.
2. 3 . Pfeiffer . John M . Sharpe . Ashley E . Johnson . Nathan A . Emery . Kitty F . Page . Lawrence M . Molecular phylogeny of the Nearctic and Mesoamerican freshwater mussel genus Megalonaias . Hydrobiologia . 2018 . 811 . 139–151 . 10.1007/s10750-017-3441-7. free .