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Cumberland Monkey-face Pearly Mussel

Theliderma intermedia

Classification

Family
Unionidae

Theliderma intermedia, the Cumberland monkeyface pearly mussel or Cumberland monkeyface, is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This aquatic bivalve mollusk is native to Tennessee and Virginia in the United States. Historically widespread in the upper Tennessee River system, it populations have been reduced by habitat destruction and pollution.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 19