Villosa trabalis

Villosa trabalis

Cumberland bean pearly mussel, Cumberland bean, Purple bean

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Villosa trabalis

Villosa trabalis, the Cumberland bean pearly mussel, Cumberland bean, or purple bean, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae.

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This species is endemic to the United States. It can be found in Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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1. Villosa trabalis Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villosa_trabalis
2. Villosa trabalis on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22976/9404092

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