Nearby pearly mussel
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E. propinqua
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Epioblasma propinqua (I. Lea, 1857)
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Dysnomia propinqua I. Lea, 1857 |
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The nearby pearly mussel or Tennessee riffleshell, Epioblasma propinqua, was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
The species was endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat was rivers. It became extinct due to habitat loss.
Source
- Bogan, A.E. 2000. Epioblasma propinqua. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
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