Alasmidonta mccordi
Appearance
Alasmidonta mccordi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Unionida |
Family: | Unionidae |
Genus: | Alasmidonta |
Species: | †A. mccordi
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Binomial name | |
†Alasmidonta mccordi Athearn, 1964
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Location of St. Clair County, Alabama |
Alasmidonta mccordi, the Coosa elktoe, was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. Because no individuals have been seen recently, it is assumed to be extinct.[citation needed]
This species was endemic to the Coosa River, and was only known from a specimen collected in St. Clair County, Alabama in shallow, swift water. No specimens have been found since the construction of impoundments on the river.
References
[edit]- ^ Cummings, K.; Cordeiro, J. (2011). "Alasmidonta mccordi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T780A13078346. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T780A13078346.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.