Appalachian elktoe

Appalachian elktoe
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Alasmidonta
Species:
A. raveneliana
Binomial name
Alasmidonta raveneliana
(I. Lea, 1834)
Synonyms[2]
  • Margaritana raveneliana Lea, 1834
  • Unio swananoensis Hanley, 1843

The Appalachian elktoe (Alasmidonta raveneliana) is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. It is native to the United States, where it is known only from North Carolina and Tennessee.

  1. ^ Cummings, K.; Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Alasmidonta raveneliana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T776A3142501. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T776A3142501.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Alasmidonta raveneliana (Lea, 1834)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 23 December 2023.