Toxolasma parvus

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Toxolasma parvus
Status TNC G5.svg
Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Toxolasma
Species:
T. parvus
Binomial name
Toxolasma parvus
(Barnes, 1823)
Synonyms

Toxolasma parvum

Toxolasma parvus, the lilliput, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

This species is found throughout the Mississippi River drainage in the United States from South Dakota east to New York, south to Florida and west to Texas, as well as in Ontario, Canada.


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References

  1. "Toxolasma parvum" . Retrieved 24 November 2024.