Forkshell
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Forkshell | ||||||||||||||
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Epioblasma lewisii (Walker, 1910) |
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Dysnomia lewisii Walker, 1910 |
The forkshell or lewis pearly mussel, Epioblasma lewisii, was a species of bivalve in the Unionidae family. It was endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat was rivers. It became extinct due to habitat loss.
[edit] Source
- Bogan, A.E. 2000. Epioblasma lewisii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 07 August 2007.
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