Carolina elktoe
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| Alasmidonta robusta Clarke, 1981 |
The Carolina elktoe, Alasmidonta robusta, was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
This species is now extinct.
[edit] Distribution
This species was endemic to the United States.
[edit] References
- Bogan, A.E 2000. Alasmidonta robusta. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 06 August 2007.
