Alasmidonta robusta

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Alasmidonta robusta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Alasmidonta
Species:
A. robusta
Binomial name
Alasmidonta robusta
Clarke, 1981
Location of Montgomery County, North Carolina

Alasmidonta robusta, the Carolina elktoe, was a

mollusk in the family Unionidae
, the river mussels.

Distribution

This species was

type specimen collected in Montgomery County, North Carolina. It was first described in 1981.[2]
No specimens have been found since, and are presumed extinct.

References

  1. . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Clarke, A. H. (1981). The Tribe Alasmidontini (Unionidae: Anodontinae), part I: Pegias, Alasmidonta, and Arcidens. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 326: 1-101