Toxolasma cylindrellus

Toxolasma cylindrellus

Pale lilliput naiad, Pale lilliput pearly mussel, Pale lilliput

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Toxolasma cylindrellus

Toxolasma cylindrellus, the pale lilliput naiad, pale lilliput pearly mussel, or pale lilliput, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. Its host is the Northern studfish

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This species is endemic to the United States. It has experienced a great range reduction and is currently found only in the Paint Rock River drainage in northern Alabama and southeastern Tennessee. The most recent surveys failed to find this species in the Tennessee portion of the drainage.

References

1. Toxolasma cylindrellus Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxolasma_cylindrellus
2. Toxolasma cylindrellus on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22013/2781049

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