Toxolasma cylindrellus
Toxolasma cylindrellus, the pale lilliput naiad, pale lilliput pearly mussel, or pale lilliput, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. Its host is the Northern studfish[2]
| Toxolasma cylindrellus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Toxolasma |
| Species: | T. cylindrellus |
| Binomial name | |
| Toxolasma cylindrellus (Lea, 1868) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Carunculina cylindrellus (Lea, 1868) | |
Distribution
This species is endemic to the United States. It has experienced a great range reduction and is currently found only in the Paint Rock River drainage in northern Alabama and southeastern Tennessee. The most recent surveys failed to find this species in the Tennessee portion of the drainage.
References
- Cummings, K. & Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Toxolasma cylindrellus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T22013A2781049. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T22013A2781049.en.
- Ornes, Stephen (1 August 2020). "The Golden Riffleshell's Appalachian Road Trip". Science News. 198 (2): 23–27. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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