Biology:Pale lilliput naiad

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Pale lilliput naiad
Toxolasma cylindrellus.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
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Tribe:
Lampsilini
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Species:
T. cylindrellus
Binomial name
Toxolasma cylindrellus
(Lea, 1868)
Synonyms

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

  1. 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

Wikidata ☰ Q507332 entry