Lampsilis dolabraeformis

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Lampsilis dolabraeformis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Lampsilis
Species:
L. dolabraeformis
Binomial name
Lampsilis dolabraeformis
I. Lea, 1838

Lampsilis dolabraeformis is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. It is known commonly as the Altamaha pocketbook. It is endemic to Georgia in the United States, where it is known only from the Altamaha River system. [2]

The fish species eastern mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) and largemouth bass (Micropteris salmoides) are hosts for the glochidia of this mussel. [2]

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References

  1. Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Lampsilis dolabraeformis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T11235A3264900. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T11235A3264900.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 NatureServe. 2014. Lampsilis dolabraeformis. NatureServe Explorer Version 7.1. Arlington, Virginia. Accessed August 29, 2014.