Unio cariei

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Unio cariei
Conservation status
Extinct (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Order: Unionoida Family: Unionidae Genus: Unio Species: U. cariei
Binomial name
Unio cariei

Unio cariei was a species of medium-sized freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae. The species was endemic to the island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean, but is now extinct.

[edit] Source

• Bouchet, P. & von Cosel, R. 1996. Unio cariei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 07 August 2007.