Alasmidonta wrightiana
Alasmidonta wrightiana, the Ochlockonee arcmussel, was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
| Alasmidonta wrightiana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Alasmidonta |
| Species: | A. wrightiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Alasmidonta wrightiana (Walker, 1901) | |
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| Location of the Ochlockonee River | |
This species was endemic to the Ochlockonee River in Florida and Georgia. This river mussel is now extinct.
References
- Bogan, A.E. (2000). "Alasmidonta wrightiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000. Retrieved 2014-06-19.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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