Alasmidonta robusta
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| Alasmidonta robusta | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Alasmidonta |
| Species: | †A. robusta
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| Binomial name | |
| †Alasmidonta robusta Clarke, 1981
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| File:Map of North Carolina highlighting Montgomery County.svg | |
| Location of Montgomery County, North Carolina | |
Alasmidonta robusta, the Carolina elktoe, was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
Distribution
[edit | edit source]This species was endemic to North Carolina, and was known only from its type specimen collected in Montgomery County, North Carolina. It was first described in 1981.[2] No specimens have been found since, and are presumed extinct.
References
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