Alasmidonta Explained

Alasmidonta is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

Species within the genus Alasmodonta

• Altamaha arcmussel, Alasmidonta arcula (I. Lea, 1838)
• Cumberland elktoe, Alasmidonta atropurpurea (Rafinesque, 1831)
• Dwarf wedgemussel, Alasmidonta heterodon (I. Lea, 1830)
• Elktoe, Alasmidonta marginata Say, 1818
• Coosa elktoe, Alasmidonta mccordi Athearn, 1964
• Appalachian elktoe, Alasmidonta raveneliana (I. Lea, 1834)
• Carolina elktoe, Alasmidonta robusta Clarke, 1981
• Southern elktoe, Alasmidonta triangulata (I. Lea, 1858)
• Triangle floater, Alasmidonta undulata (Say, 1817)
• Brook floater, Alasmidonta varicosa (Lamarck, 1819)
• Slippershell mussel, Alasmidonta viridis (Rafinesque, 1820)
• Ochlockonee arcmussel, Alasmidonta wrightiana (Walker, 1901)