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Birdwing Pearlymussel

Lemiox rimosus (Rafinesque 1831)

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Lemiox rimosus (Birdwing Pearlymussel) is a species of mussels in the family unionid freshwater mussels. They are listed as critically endangered by IUCN and in cites appendix i. Individuals can grow to 35 mm. They have sexual reproduction.

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  • URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/CITES_I
  • Definition: Appendix I lists species that are the most endangered among CITES-listed animals and plants. They are threatened with extinction and CITES prohibits international trade in specimens of these species except when the purpose of the import is not commercial, for instance for scientific research. In these exceptional cases, trade may take place provided it is authorized by the granting of both an import permit and an export permit (or re-export certificate). Article VII of the Convention provides for a number of exemptions to this general prohibition.
  • Source: https://www.speciesplus.net/#/taxon_concepts/11211/legal
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  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0019953
  • Definition: Capable of creating a new organism by combining the genetic material of two gametes, which may come from two parent organisms or from a single organism, in the case of self-fertilizing hermaphrodites.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Birdwing Pearlymussel. View this species on GBIF