Stirrup shell
| Stirrup shell Quadrula stapes | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionoida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Quadrula |
| Species: | Q. stapes |
| Binomial name | |
| Quadrula stapes I. Lea, 1831 | |
The stirrup shell or stirrupshell, scientific name Quadrula stapes, is a species of bivalve in the Unionidae family.
It is endemic to the United States, where it is known only from Alabama and Mississippi.
Empty shells were last collected in 1989. The species is likely extinct.[1]
References
- ↑ Quadrula stapes. The Nature Conservancy.
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