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Choctaw bean
The
Choctaw
bean
is a
species
of
freshwater mussel
, an
aquatic
bivalve
mollusc
in the
family
Unionidae
. This species is found in the
southeastern United States
and is
currently
on the
endangered species list
. The
species epithet
and the common name are based on the name of the
Choctaw people
,
Native Americans
who were originally from the
southeastern
United States
.