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Obovaria
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subrotunda
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Lampsilis orbiculata (Hildreth, 1828)
Obovaria subrotunda subsp. lens (Lea, 1831) Obliquaria subrotunda Rafinesque, 1820 Unio zonalis Rafinesque, 1820 Unio levigata Rafinesque, 1820 Obovaria striata Rafinesque, 1820 Unio orbiculatus Hildreth, 1828 Unio rotundus Wood, 1828 Unio circulus Lea, 1829 Unio lens Lea, 1831 Unio leibii Lea, 1862 Unio depygis Conrad, 1866 Obovaria striata subsp. tuberculata Rafinesque, 1820 Obovaria striata subsp. rosea Rafinesque, 1820 Obovaria lens subsp. parva Simpson, 1914 Obovaria lens subsp. elongata Simpson, 1914 Obovaria subrotunda subsp. globula Morrison, 1942 |
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Obovaria subrotunda, commonly called the round hickorynut, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
Distribution and conservation status
This species is native to eastern North America.
The Canadian Species at Risk Act listed it in the List of Wildlife Species at Risk as being endangered in Canada.
It was listed as a federally threatened species of the United States under the Endangered Species Act in 2023.