Alasmidonta mccordi

Alasmidonta mccordi
Conservation status
Extinct  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Presumed Extinct  (NatureServe) [2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Unionida
Family:	Unionidae
Genus:	Alasmidonta
Species:	†A. mccordi
Binomial name
†Alasmidonta mccordi Athearn, 1964

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.

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.
2. NatureServe. "Alasmidonta mccordi". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 23 December 2025.