- Cumberland leafshell
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Cumberland leafshell Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Order: Unionoida Family: Unionidae Genus: Epioblasma Species: E. stewardsonii Binomial name Epioblasma stewardsonii
(I. Lea, 1852)Synonyms Dysnomia stewardsoni I. Lea, 1852
The Cumberland leafshell or Steward's pearly mussel, Epioblasma stewardsonii, was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
This species was endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat was rivers.
References
- Bogan, A.E. 2000. Epioblasma stewardsonii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
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