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Coosa Moccasinshell

Medionidus parvulus

Classification

Family
Unionidae

Medionidus parvulus, the Coosa moccasinshell, is a rare species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This aquatic bivalve mollusk is native to Georgia and Tennessee in the United States, and has been extirpated from the state of Alabama. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 8