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Coosa orb

Pustulosa kieneriana (I. Lea, 1852)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The coosa orb (Pustulosa kieneriana) is a species in the order Unionida.

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Quick facts about the coosa orb

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the coosa orb live?

Not recorded

Is the coosa orb endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the coosa orb classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderUnionida
  5. genusPustulosa
  6. SpeciesPustulosa kieneriana (I. Lea, 1852)

Synonyms Amphinaias asperata, Amphinaias asperata asperata, Amphinaias keineriana, Amphinaias kieneriana, Cyclonaias asperata, Cyclonaias kieneriana, Margaron asperatus, Margaron kienerianus, Margaron pauperculus, Margaron vallatus, Quadrula asperata, Quadrula cahabensis, Quadrula keineriana, Quadrula kieneriana, Quadrula paupercula, Quadrula pustulosa asperata, Quadrula pustulosa keineriana, Quadrula pustulosa kieneriana, Quadrula pustulosa paupercula, Quadrula pustulosa vallata, Quadrula pustulosa var. nannodes, Quadrula vallata, Rotundaria asperata, Rotundaria kieneriana, Unio asperatus, Unio cahabensis, Unio keinerianus, Unio kienerianus, Unio pauperculus, Unio vallatus

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Alabama orbEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the coosa orb

Other species in the same genus Pustulosa.

Golden orb

Pustulosa pustulosa

UnionidaNo free photo yet

Wartyback

Pustulosa nodulata

UnionidaNo free photo yet

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Coosa orb (Pustulosa kieneriana). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/coosa-orb

MLA

“Coosa orb (Pustulosa kieneriana).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/coosa-orb.

BibTeX
@misc{coosa_orb_2026,
  title = {Coosa orb (Pustulosa kieneriana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/coosa-orb},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}