Lampsilis virescens, the Alabama lamp naiad, Alabama lamp pearly mussel or Alabama lampmussel, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

Lampsilis virescens
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Lampsilis
Species:
L. virescens
Binomial name
Lampsilis virescens
(Lea, 1858)

This species is endemic to the United States. This river mussel is currently limited to the Paint Rock River drainage in northeastern Alabama.

This mussel grows up to 6 centimeters long and is straw-colored or greenish and smooth and shiny.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Lampsilis virescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T11245A3265438. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T11245A3265438.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Lampsilis virescens. The NatureServe Explorer.