Cumberlandian combshell | |
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Epioblasma brevidens | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Unionoida |
Family: | Unionidae |
Genus: | Epioblasma |
Species: | E. brevidens |
Binomial name | |
Epioblasma brevidens (I. Lea, 1831) |
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Synonyms | |
Dysnomia brevidens I. Lea, 1831 |
Dysnomia brevidens I. Lea, 1831
The Cumberlandian combshell, scientific name Epioblasma brevidens, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae.
This species is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.