''Toxolasma'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

freshwater mussel Freshwater bivalves are molluscs of the order Bivalvia that inhabit freshwater ecosystems. They are one of the two main groups of freshwater molluscs, along with freshwater snails. The majority of bivalve molluscs are saltwater species that l ...

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s in the family

Unionidae The Unionidae are a Family (biology), 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 a ...

, the river mussels.

Species within the genus ''Toxolasma''

* '' Toxolasma corvuncvulus'' (southern purple lilliput) * '' Toxolasma cylindrellus'' (pale lilliput) * '' Toxolasma lividus'' (purple lilliput) * '' Toxolasma mearnsi'' (western lilliput) * '' Toxolasma parvus'' (lilliput) * '' Toxolasma paulus'' (iridescent lilliput) * '' Toxolasma pullus'' (Savannah lilliput) * '' Toxolasma texasiensis'' (Texas lilliput)

References

Bivalve genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Unionidae-stub