Alasmidonta viridis

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Alasmidonta viridis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Alasmidonta
Species:
A. viridis
Binomial name
Alasmidonta viridis
(Rafinesque, 1820)

Alasmidonta viridis, the slippershell mussel, is a species of mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. It is native to the United States.

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References

  1. "Alasmidonta viridis". NatureServe . Retrieved 7 July 2016.[ permanent dead link ]