Toxolasma

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

Species

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassBivalvia
OrderUnionida
FamilyUnionidae

Habitatfreshwater

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Specimen records: 761
With media: 202
Family: Unionidae
Collections: UMMZ, OSUM
Recorded in: United States

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Unionidae
Image: Toxolasma cylindrellus.jpg

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topic's main category: Category:Toxolasma
taxon name: Toxolasma
taxon rank: genus
Commons category: Toxolasma

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Species within the genus ''Toxolasma''
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Toxolasma is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

==Species within the genus Toxolasma== Toxolasma corvuncvulus (southern purple lilliput) Toxolasma cylindrellus (pale lilliput) Toxolasma lividus (purple lilliput) Toxolasma mearnsi (western lilliput) Toxolasma parvus (lilliput) Toxolasma paulus (iridescent lilliput) Toxolasma pullus (Savannah lilliput) Toxolasma texasiensis (Texas lilliput)

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