Summary ²

The freshwater pearl mussel, scientific name Margaritifera margaritifera, is an endangered species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Margaritiferidae.

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1. (c) WoRMS for SMEBD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://images.marinespecies.org/resized/44482_margaritifera-margaritifera.jpg
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaritifera_margaritifera

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• iNaturalist.ca taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
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• SeaLifeBase
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