Biology:Cumberlandian combshell
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| Cumberlandian combshell | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Species: | E. brevidens
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| Epioblasma brevidens (I. Lea, 1831)
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Dysnomia brevidens I. Lea, 1831 | |
The Cumberlandian combshell (Epioblasma brevidens) is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae.
This species is endemic to the United States . Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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References
- ↑ Bogan, A.E. 2000. Epioblasma brevidens. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
Wikidata ☰ Q309416 entry
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