Animalia > Mollusca > Bivalvia > Unionida > Unionidae > Theliderma > Theliderma stapes

Theliderma stapes (stirrup shell; stirrupshell)

Synonyms: Margarita stapes; Margaron stapes; Orthonymus stapes; Quadrula stapes; Unio stapes

Wikipedia Abstract

The stirrup shell or stirrupshell, scientific name Quadrula stapes, is a species of bivalve in the Unionidae family. It is endemic to the United States, where it is known only from Alabama and Mississippi. Empty shells were last collected in 1989. The species is likely extinct.
View Wikipedia Record: Theliderma stapes

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Theliderma stapes

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Citations

Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0