Alasmidonta
| Alasmidonta | |
|---|---|
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| Alasmidonta raveneliana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionoida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Alasmidonta Say, 1818 |
Alasmidonta is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
Species within the genus Alasmodonta
- Altamaha arcmussel, Alasmidonta arcula (I. Lea, 1838)
- Cumberland elktoe, Alasmidonta atropurpurea (Rafinesque, 1831)
- Dwarf wedge mussel, Alasmidonta heterodon (I. Lea, 1830)
- Elktoe, Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818
- Coosa elktoe, Alasmidonta mccordi Athearn, 1964
- Appalachian elktoe, Alasmidonta raveneliana (I. Lea, 1834)
- Carolina elktoe, Alasmidonta robusta Clarke, 1981
- Southern elktoe, Alasmidonta triangulata (I. Lea, 1858)
- Triangle floater, Alasmidonta undulata (Say, 1817)
- Brook floater, Alasmidonta varicosa (Lamarck, 1819)
- Slippershell mussel, Alasmidonta viridis (Rafinesque, 1820)
- Ochlockonee arcmussel, Alasmidonta wrightiana (Walker, 1901)
Gallery
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Elktoe,
Alasmidonta marginata -
Slippershell mussel,
Alasmidonta viridis