Arcuate pearly mussel
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| Epioblasma flexuosa (Rafinesque, 1820) |
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Dysnomia flexuosa Rafinesque, 1820 |
The arcuate pearly mussel or leafshell, Epioblasma flexuosa, was a species of bivalve in the Unionidae family. It was endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat was rivers. It became extinct due to habitat loss.
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- Bogan, A.E. 2000. Epioblasma flexuosa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 07 August 2007.
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