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Appalachian Elktoe

Alasmidonta raveneliana

Classification

Family
Unionidae

The Appalachian elktoe (Alasmidonta raveneliana) is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. It is native to the United States, where it is known only from North Carolina and Tennessee. Description The Appalachian elktoe has a "thin, kidney-shaped shell, reaching up to about 10 centimeters (4 inches)."

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog