Carolina elktoe
| Carolina elktoe | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionoida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Alasmidonta |
| Species: | † A. robusta |
| Binomial name | |
| † Alasmidonta robusta Clarke, 1981 | |
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| Location of Montgomery County, North Carolina | |
The Carolina elktoe (Alasmidonta robusta) was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
Distribution
This species was endemic to North Carolina, and was known only from its type specimen collected in Montgomery County, North Carolina. No specimens have been found since, and is presumed extinct.
References
- ↑ Bogan, A.E. (2000). "Alasmidonta robusta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
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