Epioblasma stewardsonii
Extinct species of bivalve
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Epioblasma stewardsonii, the Cumberland leafshell or Steward's pearly mussel, is an extinct species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae.
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| Epioblasma stewardsonii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Epioblasma |
| Species: | †E. stewardsonii |
| Binomial name | |
| †Epioblasma stewardsonii (I. Lea, 1852) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dysnomia stewardsoni I. Lea, 1852 | |
This species was endemic to the drainages of the Cumberland River and the Tennessee River in the United States. Its natural habitat was riffle areas in large- to medium-size rivers. Like most other members of this sensitive genus, it became extinct due habitat destruction and pollution. The last documented occurrence of this species was in 1909.[2]
It appears to be most closely related to Epioblasma flexuosa, which is also now extinct.[3]
