Forkshell
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forkshell-199-14121939
title:
Forkshell
text:
The forkshell or Lewis pearly mussel, scientific name Epioblasma lewisii, was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species was endemic to the drainages of the Cumberland River and the Tennessee River in the United States, with one specimen reported from the Ohio River near Cincinnati, Ohio. Its natural habitat was shallow riffle-beds of large rivers. This habitat was largely destroyed by dam construction and canalization, and
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Extinct species of bivalve
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forkshell
date created:
date modified:
2023-04-22T14:35:14Z
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