Alasmidonta robusta
Species of bivalve
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Alasmidonta robusta, the Carolina elktoe, was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
| Alasmidonta robusta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Alasmidonta |
| Species: | †A. robusta |
| Binomial name | |
| †Alasmidonta robusta Clarke, 1981 | |
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| Location of Montgomery County, North Carolina | |
Distribution
This species was endemic to North Carolina, and was known only from its type specimen collected in Montgomery County, North Carolina. It was first described in 1981.[3] No specimens have been found since, and are presumed extinct.
