Theliderma sparsa

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA MOLLUSCA BIVALVIA UNIONOIDA UNIONIDAE

Scientific Name: Theliderma sparsa
Species Authority: (Lea, 1841)
Common Name/s:
English – Appalachian Monkeyface, Appalachian Monkey-face Pearly Mussel
Synonym/s:
Quadrula sparsa (Lea, 1841)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Critically Endangered   A1c   ver 2.3
Year Assessed: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Bogan, A.E.
History:
1994 – Endangered (Groombridge 1994)
1990 – Endangered (IUCN 1990)
1988 – Endangered (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
1986 – Endangered (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
United States

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Freshwater
Citation: Bogan, A.E. 1996. Theliderma sparsa. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2012.
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