Cumberlandian combshell

Cumberlandian combshell
Epioblasma brevidens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionoida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Epioblasma
Species: E. brevidens
Binomial name
Epioblasma brevidens
(I. Lea, 1831)
Synonyms

Dysnomia brevidens I. Lea, 1831

The Cumberlandian combshell, scientific name Epioblasma brevidens, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae.

This species is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Bogan, A.E. 2000. Epioblasma brevidens. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.


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