Epioblasma brevidens
Epioblasma brevidens, the Cumberlandian combshell, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Epioblasma |
| Species: | E. brevidens |
| Binomial name | |
| Epioblasma brevidens (I. Lea, 1831) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dysnomia brevidens I. Lea, 1831 | |
This species is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Male museum specimen
References
- Bogan, A.E. 2000. Epioblasma brevidens. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
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