Alasmidonta robusta
Alasmidonta robusta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Unionida |
Family: | Unionidae |
Genus: | Alasmidonta |
Species: | †A. robusta
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Binomial name | |
†Alasmidonta robusta Clarke, 1981
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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
- . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Clarke, A. H. (1981). The Tribe Alasmidontini (Unionidae: Anodontinae), part I: Pegias, Alasmidonta, and Arcidens. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 326: 1-101