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Conservation status
Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Genus:	Cyclonaias
Species:	pustulosa
Synonyms
Amphinaias pustulosa (I. Lea, 1831) Quadrula pustulosa (I. Lea, 1831) Rotundaria pustulosa (I. Lea, 1831)

Cyclonaias pustulosa is a species of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is native to North America, where it is a widespread and common.

The species was formerly classified within the genus Quadrula, and in 2012 it was moved to Rotundaria based on genetic evidence.

A view of valves of Rotundaria pustulosa

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