Biology:Pale lilliput naiad
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| Pale lilliput naiad | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Tribe: | Lampsilini
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| Species: | T. cylindrellus
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| Toxolasma cylindrellus (Lea, 1868)
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Carunculina cylindrellus Lea, 1868 | |
The pale lilliput naiad, pale lilliput pearly mussel, or pale lilliput, scientific name Toxolasma cylindrellus, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
Distribution
This species is endemic to the United States . It has experienced a great range reduction and is currently found only in the Paint Rock River drainage in northern Alabama and southeastern Tennessee . The most recent surveys failed to find this species in the Tennessee portion of the drainage.
References
- ↑ Cummings, K.; Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Toxolasma cylindrellus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2012: e.T22013A2781049. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T22013A2781049.en. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22013/0. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
External links
- Toxolasma cylindrellus. The Nature Conservancy.
- Bogan, A.E. 1996. Toxolasma cylindrellus. 2011 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 September 2011.
Wikidata ☰ Q507332 entry
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