Elktoe
| Elktoe | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionoida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Alasmidonta |
| Species: | A. marginata |
| Binomial name | |
| Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818 | |
The elktoe (Alasmidonta marginata) is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
Distribution
This species is found in Canada and the United States.
References
- ↑ Bogan, A.E 2000. Alasmidonta marginata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived 27 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Downloaded 6 August 2007.
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