TABS Species Account TN00054

TN00054 CUMBERLAND COMBSHELL MUSSEL EPIOBLASMA BREVIDENS

Tennessee Animal Biogeographic System TABS

version 12/2002


Taxonomy
Status
Distribution
Habitat Associations
Food Habits
Environmental Associations
Life History
Management Practices
References

Taxonomy

Species IDTN00054
NameMUSSEL, CUMBERLAND COMBSHELL
Other Common Names
Category06 Aquatic Molluscs
Elcode
PhylumMOLLUSCA
Subphylum
ClassBIVALVIA
Subclass
Suborder
OrderUNIONOIDA
FamilyUNIONIDAE
GenusEPIOBLASMA
SpeciesBREVIDENS
Subspecies
Authority(I. LEA, 1834)
Scientific NameEPIOBLASMA BREVIDENS

References

8830

Comments

In reference *8825* it is listed as Dysnomia brevidens in the family Lampsilinae. Epioblasma = Dysnomia *2098*.


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