Altamaha arcmussel

Taxobox
name = Altamaha arcmussel


status = EN | status_system = IUCN2.3
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Mollusca
classis = Bivalvia
ordo = Unionoida
familia = Unionidae
genus = "Alasmidonta"
species = "A. arcula"
binomial = "Alasmidonta arcula"
binomial_authority = (I. Lea, 1838)
synonyms =

The altamaha arcmussel, scientific name "Alasmidonta arcula", is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve in the family Unionidae.

It is an endangered species.

Distribution

This species is endemic to the United States.

Habitat

This mussel lives in rivers.

Conservation status

This species is threatened by habitat loss.

References

* Bogan, A.E. & Seddon, M.B. 2000. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/773/all Alasmidonta arcula] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 06 August 2007.