Epioblasma torulosa ssp. torulosa
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
MOLLUSCA |
BIVALVIA |
UNIONOIDA |
UNIONIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Epioblasma torulosa ssp. torulosa |
| Infra-specific Authority: |
(Rafinesque, 1820) |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Tubercled Blossom, Tubercled-blossom Pearly Mussel, Turberculed Riffle Shell |
|
| Synonym/s: |
Dysnomia torulosa ssp. torulosa Rafinesque, 1820
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Extinct
ver 2.3
|
| Year Assessed: |
2000 |
| Assessor/s: |
Bogan, A.E. (Mollusc Specialist Group) |
| Reviewer/s: |
Seddon. M.B. (Mollusc Red List Authority) |
Justification:
Damming on river systems, dredging and creation of navigation pools has led to destruction of habitat and the eventual extinction of this species.
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| History: |
| 1996 |
– |
Critically Endangered
|
| 1994 |
– |
Endangered
(Groombridge 1994)
|
| 1990 |
– |
Endangered
(IUCN 1990)
|
| 1988 |
– |
Endangered
(IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
|
| 1986 |
– |
Endangered
(IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)
|
| 1983 |
– |
Endangered
|
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Geographic Range
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| Countries: |
Regionally extinct:
Canada; United States (Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, West Virginia)
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Habitat and Ecology
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