Lampsilis virescens
Lampsilis virescens, the Alabama lamp naiad, Alabama lamp pearly mussel or Alabama lampmussel, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
| Lampsilis virescens | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Lampsilis |
| Species: | L. virescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Lampsilis virescens (Lea, 1858) | |
This species is endemic to the United States. This river mussel is currently limited to the Paint Rock River drainage in northeastern Alabama.
This mussel grows up to 6 centimeters long and is straw-colored or greenish and smooth and shiny.[2]
References
- Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Lampsilis virescens". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1996: e.T11245A3265438. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T11245A3265438.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- Lampsilis virescens. The NatureServe Explorer.
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