Alasmidonta robusta

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Alasmidonta robusta, the Carolina elktoe, was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

Alasmidonta robusta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Alasmidonta
Species:
A. robusta
Binomial name
Alasmidonta robusta
Clarke, 1981
Location of Montgomery County, North Carolina

Distribution

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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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  1. ^ Bogan, A.E.; et al. (Mollusc Specialist Group) (2000). "Alasmidonta robusta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T777A13078018. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T777A13078018.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Clarke, A. H. (1981). The Tribe Alasmidontini (Unionidae: Anodontinae), part I: Pegias, Alasmidonta, and Arcidens. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 326: 1-101