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Alasmidonta robusta
Alasmidonta
robusta
, the
Carolina
elktoe
, was a
species
of
freshwater mussel
, an
aquatic
bivalve
mollusk
in the
family
Unionidae
,
the river
mussels
.
Distribution
This species was
endemic
to
North Carolina
, and was known only from its
type specimen
collected
in
Montgomery County, North Carolina
. No
specimens
have been found since, and is
presumed
extinct
.