Epioblasma flexuosa

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA MOLLUSCA BIVALVIA UNIONOIDA UNIONIDAE

Scientific Name: Epioblasma flexuosa
Species Authority: (Rafinesque, 1820)
Common Name/s:
English – Arcuate Pearly Mussel, Leafshell
Synonym/s:
Dysnomia flexuosa Rafinesque, 1820
Taxonomic Notes: Was listed in the 1996 IUCN Red List under the name Dysnomia flexuosa.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Extinct     ver 2.3
Year Assessed: 2000
Assessor/s: Bogan, A.E. (Mollusc Specialist Group)
Reviewer/s: Seddon. M.B. & Bogan, A.E. (Mollusc Red List Authority)
Justification:
Has not been collected for over 100 years, despite surveys in the region.
History:
1996 – Critically Endangered
1996 – Extinct (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
1994 – Extinct (Groombridge 1994)
1990 – Extinct (IUCN 1990)
1988 – Extinct (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
1986 – Extinct (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)
1983 – Extinct

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Regionally extinct:
United States (Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee)

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Freshwater
Citation: Bogan, A.E. 2000. Epioblasma flexuosa. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 07 February 2012.
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