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Toxolasma cylindrellus

Species of bivalve

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 17, 2026
Entity authoritySource title only
Source-derived summary

Toxolasma cylindrellus, the pale lilliput naiad, pale lilliput pearly mussel, or pale lilliput, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. Its host is the northern studfish.

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The public source identifies “Toxolasma cylindrellus” as species of bivalve. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Toxolasma, cylindrellus and Species.

Editorial reviewA sound reference starting point where classification, measurement and the date of the underlying evidence remain visible. The current 36-word lead offers orientation but no explicit four-digit date, so chronology should not be assumed. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Toxolasma, cylindrellus and Species providing the first useful test.
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A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Toxolasma cylindrellus”, the useful work is to connect “species of bivalve” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

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The date and method of observation matter as much as the stated conclusion, especially where classification or consensus has changed. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 17, 2026.

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This entry incorporates text from “Toxolasma cylindrellus” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.