Biology:Theliderma tuberosa
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Short description: Species of bivalve
Theliderma tuberosa | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Unionida |
Family: | Unionidae |
Genus: | Theliderma |
Species: | T. tuberosa
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Binomial name | |
Theliderma tuberosa (I. Lea, 1840)
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Synonyms | |
Quadrula tuberosa (I. Lea, 1840) |
Theliderma tuberosa, the rough rockshell, is a species of freshwater mussel. It is an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. It has sometimes been treated as a variety or big-river ecotype of Theliderma metanevra, due to only having slight shell differences.
This species was endemic to the Cumberland River watershed in the states of Kentucky and Tennessee . It is believed to be either extinct or critically endangered due to habitat destruction and pollution.
References
Sources
- Bogan, A.E. 1996. Quadrula tuberosa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
Wikidata ☰ Q3014007 entry
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