Unio ravoisieri is a species of bivalve belonging to the family Unionidae.[1][2] It is endemic to North Africa, including at least Algeria and Tunisia. It occurs in rivers and is often found in shallow rivers on gravel and silt bottoms..[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Unio |
| Species: | U. ravoisieri
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| Unio ravoisieri Deshayes, 1848
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Unio ravoisieri grows to a shell length of at least 10 cm (4 in).[3]
References
edit- ^ Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2024). "Unio ravoisieri Deshayes, 1848". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Unio ravoisieri Deshayes, 1848". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ a b Fassatoui, Chiheb; Ben Rejeb Jenhani, Amel; Romdhane, Mohamed Salah (2015). "Geographic pattern of shell morphology in the endemic freshwater mussel Unio ravoisieri (Bivalvia: Unionidae) from northern Tunisia". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81 (1): 152–160. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu069.
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