Western pearlshell
A species of Margaritifera Scientific name : Margaritifera falcata Genus : Margaritifera
Western pearlshell, A species of Margaritifera
Botanical name: Margaritifera falcata
Genus: Margaritifera
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Description
The western pearlshell (Margaritifera falcata) is a species of freshwater bivalve, a pearl mussel, a bivalve mollusk in the family Margaritiferidae. This species is endemic to the US, where it primarily occurs west of the Rocky Mountains.
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Molluscs Class
Bivalve shell Order
Freshwater mussels Family
Freshwater pearl mussels Genus
Margaritifera Species
Western pearlshell 
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