Epioblasma personata
| Fine-rayed pearly mussel | |
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| Species: | E. personata
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| Epioblasma personata (Say, 1829)
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Dysnomia personata Say, 1829 | |
The fine-rayed pearly mussel or round combshell, Epioblasma personata, is an extinct species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
This species was endemic to the United States, its natural habitat rivers. It became extinct due to habitat loss; not collected for more than a century, by 1983 it was considered extinct.
Source
- Bogan, A.E. 2000. Epioblasma personata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
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