Alasmidonta robusta

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Alasmidonta robusta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Alasmidonta
Species:
A. robusta
Binomial name
Alasmidonta robusta
Clarke, 1981
Map of North Carolina highlighting Montgomery County.svg
Location of Montgomery County, North Carolina

Alasmidonta robusta, the Carolina elktoe, was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

Distribution

This species was endemic to North Carolina, and was known only from its type specimen collected in Montgomery County, North Carolina.[ when? ] No specimens have been found since, and are presumed extinct.

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References

  1. Bogan, A.E.; et al. (Mollusc Specialist Group) (2000). "Alasmidonta robusta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2000: e.T777A13078018. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T777A13078018.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.