''Alasmidonta'' is a
genus
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of
freshwater mussels,
aquatic bivalve
Bivalvia () or bivalves, in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class (biology), class of aquatic animal, aquatic molluscs (marine and freshwater) that have laterally compressed soft bodies enclosed b ...
mollusk
Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...
s in the family
Unionidae, the river mussels.
Species within the genus ''Alasmodonta''
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Altamaha arcmussel, ''
Alasmidonta arcula
The Altamaha arcmussel (''Alasmidonta arcula'') is a species of freshwater mussel, an Aquatic animal, aquatic bivalve in the family Unionidae.
It is an endangered species.
Distribution
This species is Endemism, endemic to the United States.
Ha ...
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(I. Lea, 1838)
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Cumberland elktoe, ''
Alasmidonta atropurpurea''
( Rafinesque, 1831)
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Dwarf wedgemussel, ''
Alasmidonta heterodon''
(I. Lea, 1830)
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Elktoe, ''
Alasmidonta marginata
The elktoe (''Alasmidonta marginata'') is a species of freshwater mussel, an Aquatic animal, aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is found in southeastern Canada and the eastern United States. Like many ...
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Say, 1818
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Coosa elktoe, ''
Alasmidonta mccordi''
Athearn, 1964
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Appalachian elktoe
The Appalachian elktoe (''Alasmidonta raveneliana'') is a species of freshwater bivalve, freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. It is native to the United States, where it is known only from North Carolina and Tennessee.
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, ''
Alasmidonta raveneliana''
(I. Lea, 1834)
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Carolina elktoe, ''
Alasmidonta robusta''
Clarke, 1981
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Southern elktoe, ''
Alasmidonta triangulata''
(I. Lea, 1858)
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Triangle floater, ''
Alasmidonta undulata''
( Say, 1817)
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Brook floater
The brook floater or swollen wedgemussel, ''Alasmidonta varicosa'', is a species of freshwater mussel, an Aquatic animal, aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. It measures 25.1 mm to 80.2 mm in length alth ...
, ''
Alasmidonta varicosa''
( Lamarck, 1819)
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Slippershell mussel, ''
Alasmidonta viridis''
( Rafinesque, 1820)
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Ochlockonee arcmussel, ''
Alasmidonta wrightiana''
(Walker, 1901)
Gallery
Image:Alasmidonta marginata.jpg, Elktoe,
''Alasmidonta marginata
The elktoe (''Alasmidonta marginata'') is a species of freshwater mussel, an Aquatic animal, aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is found in southeastern Canada and the eastern United States. Like many ...
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Image:Alasmidonta viridis.jpg, Slippershell mussel,
'' Alasmidonta viridis''
References
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Bivalve genera
Taxa named by Thomas Say
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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