Anodontoides radiatus

Anodontoides radiatus is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. In 2018, Smith, Johnson, Pfeiffer and Gangloff placed this species in genus Strophitus on the basis of morphological and molecular features.^[2][4] As of 2023, it is under review for listing under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.^[5]

Anodontoides radiatus
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Imperiled  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Unionida
Family:	Unionidae
Genus:	Anodontoides
Species:	A. radiatus
Binomial name
Anodontoides radiatus (Conrad, 1834)
Synonyms[3]
Alasmodonta radiata Conrad, 1834 Margaritana elliottii Lea, 1858 Margaritana elliptica Lea, 1859 Anodonta showalterii Lea, 1860

Distribution

This species is endemic to the United States.^[1][2]