''Alasmidonta'' is a
genus
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of
freshwater mussel
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The majority of species of bivalve molluscs ...
s,
aquatic bivalve
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mollusk
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s in the family
Unionidae
The Unionidae are a family of freshwater mussels, the largest in the order Unionida, the bivalve molluscs sometimes known as river mussels, or simply as unionids.
The range of distribution for this family is world-wide. It is at its most diverse ...
, the river mussels.
Species within the genus ''Alasmodonta''
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Altamaha arcmussel, ''
Alasmidonta arcula''
(I. Lea, 1838)
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Cumberland elktoe, ''
Alasmidonta atropurpurea''
(Rafinesque
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz (; October 22, 1783September 18, 1840) was a French 19th-century polymath born near Constantinople in the Ottoman Empire and self-educated in France. He traveled as a young man in the United States, ultimat ...
, 1831)
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Dwarf wedgemussel, ''
Alasmidonta heterodon''
(I. Lea, 1830)
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Elktoe, ''
Alasmidonta marginata
The elktoe (''Alasmidonta marginata'') is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is found in southeastern Canada and the eastern United States. Like many mussels, it ...
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, 1818
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Coosa elktoe, ''
Alasmidonta mccordi''
Athearn, 1964
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Appalachian elktoe
The Appalachian elktoe (''Alasmidonta raveneliana'') is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. It is native to the United States, where it is known only from North Carolina and Tennessee.
Description
The Appa ...
, ''
Alasmidonta raveneliana''
(I. Lea, 1834)
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Carolina elktoe, ''
Alasmidonta robusta''
Clarke, 1981
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Southern elktoe, ''
Alasmidonta triangulata''
(I. Lea, 1858)
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Triangle floater, ''
Alasmidonta undulata
''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, ...
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(Say
Say may refer to:
Music
*''Say'' (album), 2008 album by J-pop singer Misono
* "Say" (John Mayer song), 2007
*"Say (All I Need)", 2007 song by American pop rock band OneRepublic
* "Say" (Method Man song), 2006 single by rapper Method Man
* "Say" ( ...
, 1817)
*
Brook floater
The brook floater (also known as swollen wedgmussel), ''Alasmidonta varicosa'', is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. It measures 25.1 mm to 80.2 mm in length althoug ...
, ''
Alasmidonta varicosa''
(Lamarck
Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck (1 August 1744 – 18 December 1829), often known simply as Lamarck (; ), was a French naturalist, biologist, academic, and soldier. He was an early proponent of the idea that biolog ...
, 1819)
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Slippershell mussel, ''
Alasmidonta viridis''
(Rafinesque
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz (; October 22, 1783September 18, 1840) was a French 19th-century polymath born near Constantinople in the Ottoman Empire and self-educated in France. He traveled as a young man in the United States, ultimat ...
, 1820)
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Ochlockonee arcmussel, ''
Alasmidonta wrightiana''
(Walker, 1901)
Gallery
Image:Alasmidonta marginata.jpg, Elktoe,
''Alasmidonta marginata
The elktoe (''Alasmidonta marginata'') is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is found in southeastern Canada and the eastern United States. Like many mussels, it ...
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Image:Alasmidonta viridis.jpg, Slippershell mussel,
'' Alasmidonta viridis''
References
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Bivalve genera
Taxa named by Thomas Say
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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