Alasmidonta
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Alasmidonta is a genus
of freshwater mussels, aquatic
bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae
, the river mussels.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of freshwater mussels, aquatic
Aquatic animal
An aquatic animal is an animal, either vertebrate or invertebrate, which lives in water for most or all of its life. It may breathe air or extract its oxygen from that dissolved in water through specialised organs called gills, or directly through its skin. Natural environments and the animals that...
bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae
Unionidae
Unionidae is a family of freshwater mussels, the largest in the order Unionoida, the bivalve mollusks sometimes known as river mussels, naiads, or simply as unionids.The range of distribution for this family is world-wide...
, the river mussels.
Species within the genus Alasmodonta
- Altamaha arcmusselAltamaha arcmusselThe altamaha arcmussel, scientific name Alasmidonta arcula, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve in the family Unionidae.It is an endangered species.-References:...
, Alasmidonta arcula (I. Lea, 1838) - Cumberland elktoe, Alasmidonta atropurpureaAlasmidonta atropurpureaAlasmidonta atropurpurea, common name Cumberland elktoe, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.- Description :...
(Rafinesque, 1831) - Dwarf wedge mussel, Alasmidonta heterodon (I. Lea, 1830)
- ElktoeElktoeThe elktoe, scientific name Alasmidonta marginata, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels....
, Alasmidonta marginata SayThomas SayThomas Say was an American naturalist, entomologist, malacologist, herpetologist and carcinologist. A taxonomist, he is often considered to be the father of descriptive entomology in the United States. He described more than 1,000 new species of beetles and over 400 species of insects of other...
, 1818 - Coosa elktoeCoosa elktoeThe Coosa elktoe, scientific name Alasmidonta mccordi, was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.This species was endemic to the United States.-Source:...
, Alasmidonta mccordi Athearn, 1964 - Appalachian elktoeAppalachian elktoeThe Appalachian elktoe, scientific name the Alasmidonta raveneliana, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.-Description:...
, Alasmidonta raveneliana (I. Lea, 1834) - Carolina elktoeCarolina elktoeThe Carolina elktoe, Alasmidonta robusta, was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.This species is now extinct.-References:* Bogan, A.E 2000. . Downloaded on 6 August 2007....
, Alasmidonta robusta Clarke, 1981 - Southern elktoe, Alasmidonta triangulata (I. Lea, 1858)
- Triangle floater, Alasmidonta undulata (SayThomas SayThomas Say was an American naturalist, entomologist, malacologist, herpetologist and carcinologist. A taxonomist, he is often considered to be the father of descriptive entomology in the United States. He described more than 1,000 new species of beetles and over 400 species of insects of other...
, 1817) - Brook floaterBrook floaterThe brook floater, Alasmidonta varicosa, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.-Survival threats:...
, Alasmidonta varicosa (Lamarck, 1819) - Slippershell mussel, Alasmidonta viridisAlasmidonta viridisAlasmidonta viridis, common name the Slippershell mussel, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels....
(Rafinesque, 1820) - Ochlockonee arcmusselOchlockonee arcmusselThe Ochlockonee arcmussel, Alasmidonta wrightiana, was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.This river mussel is now extinct.-References:...
, Alasmidonta wrightiana (Walker, 1901)