Alasmidonta mccordi

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Alasmidonta mccordi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Alasmidonta
Species:
A. mccordi
Binomial name
Alasmidonta mccordi
Athearn, 1964
Map of Alabama highlighting St Clair County.svg
Location of St. Clair County, Alabama

Alasmidonta mccordi, the Coosa elktoe, was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. Because no individuals have been seen recently, it is assumed to be extinct.[ citation needed ]

This species was endemic to the Coosa River, and was only known from a specimen collected in St. Clair County, Alabama in shallow, swift water. No specimens have been found since the construction of impoundments on the river.

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References

  1. Cummings, K.; Cordeiro, J. (2011). "Alasmidonta mccordi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T780A13078346. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T780A13078346.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.