Toxolasma

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Toxolasma
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Toxolasma cylindrellus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Tribe: Lampsilini
Genus: Toxolasma
Rafinesque, 1831

Toxolasma is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. [1]

Species within the genus Toxolasma

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Alasmidonta atropurpurea, common name Cumberland elktoe, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Margaritiferidae</span> Family of bivalves

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<i>Sinanodonta woodiana</i> Species of bivalve

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oyster mussel</span> Species of bivalve

The oyster mussel is a rare species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae. This aquatic bivalve mollusk is native to the Cumberland and Tennessee River systems of Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and Virginia in the United States. It has been extirpated from the states of Georgia and North Carolina. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.

<i>Lampsilis</i> Genus of bivalves

Lampsilis is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. There are over 100 species in the genus.

<i>Lampsilis ovata</i> Species of bivalve

Lampsilis ovata, or pocketbook mussel, is a species of freshwater mussel, a bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is endemic to eastern North America.

<i>Obovaria olivaria</i> Species of bivalve, freshwater mussel

Obovaria olivaria is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. It is commonly referred to as hickorynut.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fuzzy pigtoe</span> Species of bivalve

The fuzzy pigtoe is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

<i>Toxolasma cylindrellus</i> Species of bivalve

Toxolasma cylindrellus, the pale lilliput naiad, pale lilliput pearly mussel, or pale lilliput, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. Its host is the northern studfish.

Freshwater bivalves are one kind of freshwater mollusc, along with freshwater snails. They are bivalves that live in fresh water as opposed to salt water, which is the main habitat type for bivalves.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Glochidium</span> Larvae of bivalves

The glochidium is a microscopic larval stage of some freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the families Unionidae and Margaritiferidae, the river mussels and European freshwater pearl mussels.

<i>Villosa iris</i> Species of bivalve

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<i>Cristaria plicata</i> Species of mollusc

Cristaria plicata, the cockscomb pearl mussel, is a freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae.

<i>Unio mancus</i> Species of bivalve

Unio mancus is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

<i>Cyclonaias pustulosa</i> Species of bivalve

Cyclonaias pustulosa, the pimpleback, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is native to North America, where it is widespread and common. It has possibly been extirpated from New York, however, and populations in Pennsylvania are critically imperiled, according to NatureServe.

<i>Epioblasma obliquata</i> Species of bivalve

Epioblasma obliquata, commonly called the catspaw, is a species of freshwater mussel. It is native to eastern North America, where it is classified as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.

Rotundaria refulgens, the purple pimpleback, is a species of freshwater mussel.

<i>Arcidens</i> Genus of bivalves

Arcidens is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve molluscs in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ambleminae</span>

Ambleminae is a subfamily of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae. They are found throughout much of eastern North America south to Central America, although fossils are also known from Siberia. Some species have also been introduced to East Asia. They are the most speciose radiation of the Unionidae, with more than 300 species.

References

  1. Breton, Sophie; Stewart, Donald T.; Shepardson, Sally; Trdan, Richard J.; Bogan, Arthur E.; Chapman, Eric G.; Ruminas, Andrew J.; Piontkivska, Helen; Hoeh, Walter R. (May 2011). "Novel Protein Genes in Animal mtDNA: A New Sex Determination System in Freshwater Mussels (Bivalvia: Unionoida)?". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 28 (5): 1645–1659. doi:10.1093/molbev/msq345. ISSN   1537-1719. PMC   3107663 . PMID   21172831.
  2. Hanlon, Shane D.; Levine, Jay F. (June 2004). "Notes on the Life History and Demographics of the Savannah Lilliput (Toxolasma pullus) (Bivalvia: Unionidae) in University Lake, NC". Southeastern Naturalist. 3 (2): 289–296. doi:10.1656/1528-7092(2004)003[0289:NOTLHA]2.0.CO;2. ISSN   1528-7092.