Theliderma is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae. They are native to North America.
Theliderma | |
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Theliderma metanevra | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Unionida |
Family: | Unionidae |
Tribe: | Quadrulini |
Genus: | Theliderma Swainson, 1840 |
Species | |
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This genus is sometimes classified in an expanded Quadrula.
Species within the genus Theliderma
editNote: Taxa with a "†" symbol are extinct due to human activity
- Theliderma cylindrica - Rabbitsfoot
- Theliderma intermedia - Cumberland monkeyface
- Theliderma metanevra - Monkeyface
- Theliderma sparsa - Appalachian monkeyface
- †Theliderma stapes - Stirrup shell
- †Theliderma tuberosa - Rough rockshell
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