Alasmidonta viridis

Alasmidonta viridis

Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionoida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Alasmidonta
Species: A. viridis
Binomial name
Alasmidonta viridis
(Rafinesque, 1820)

Alasmidonta viridis, the slippershell mussel, is a species of mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. It is native to the United States.

Alasmidonta viridis is most commonly found throughout Miami during November to March.

References

  1. "Alasmidonta viridis". NatureServe. Retrieved 2016-07-07.


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