''Alasmidonta viridis'', the slippershell mussel, is a species of

mussel Mussel () is the common name used for members of several families of bivalve molluscs, from saltwater and freshwater habitats. These groups have in common a shell whose outline is elongated and asymmetrical compared with other edible clams, whic ...

in the family

Unionidae The Unionidae are a family of freshwater mussels, the largest in the order Unionida, the bivalve molluscs sometimes known as river mussels, or simply as unionids. The range of distribution for this family is world-wide. It is at its most dive ...

, the river mussels. It is native to the United States. Alasmidonta viridis is most commonly found throughout Miami during November to March.

References

viridis Bivalves described in 1820 Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque {{Unionidae-stub