Theliderma cylindrica (Say, 1817) is a animal in the Unionidae family, order Unionida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Theliderma cylindrica (Say, 1817)
The rabbitsfoot (Theliderma cylindrica) is a United States-native freshwater river mussel that has lost over half its historic range.
The rabbitsfoot, scientific name Theliderma cylindrica (Say, 1817), is a species of freshwater mussel. It is an aquatic bivalve mollusk that belongs to Unionidae, the family of river mussels. This species is native to the United States. It is widespread in the Ohio River and Great Lakes drainages within the country, but it has already disappeared from more than half of its historic range.
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Pleurobema decisum (I.Lea, 1831)
Atlanticoncha ochracea (Say, 1817)
Theliderma metanevra (Rafinesque, 1820)
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Pleurobema clava (Lamarck, 1819)
Pyganodon grandis (Say, 1829)
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