Ortmanniana pectorosa, previously Actinonaias pectorosa,[2] is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. Its common name is the pheasantshell.
| Ortmanniana pectorosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Ortmanniana |
| Species: | O. pectorosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Ortmanniana pectorosa (Conrad, 1834) | |
This species is endemic to the drainages of the Cumberland River and the Tennessee River in the United States.
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