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Alasmidonta mccordi
Alasmidonta
mccordi
, the
Coosa
elktoe
, was a
species
of
freshwater mussel
, an
aquatic
bivalve
mollusk
in the
family
Unionidae
,
the river
mussels
. Because no
individuals
have been seen
recently
, it is assumed to be
extinct
.
This species was
endemic
to the
Coosa River
, and was only known from a
specimen
collected
in
St
.
Clair
County
,
Alabama
in
shallow
,
swift
water
. No
specimens
have been found since the
construction
of
impoundments
on the
river
.