Alabama lamp naiad
| Alabama lamp naiad | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionoida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Lampsilis |
| Species: | L. virescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Lampsilis virescens (Lea, 1858) | |
The Alabama lamp naiad, Alabama lamp pearly mussel, or Alabama lampmussel, scientific name Lampsilis virescens, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
This species is endemic to the United States. This river mussel is currently limited to the Paint Rock River drainage in northeastern Alabama.
This mussel grows up to 6 centimeters long and is straw-colored or greenish and smooth and shiny.[1]
References
- ↑ Lampsilis virescens. The NatureServe Explorer.
External links
- Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Lampsilis virescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
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