Medionidus simpsonianus

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	MOLLUSCA	BIVALVIA	UNIONOIDA	UNIONIDAE

Scientific Name:

Species Authority:

Walker, 1905

Common Name/s:

English

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Ochlockonee Moccasinshell

Red List Category & Criteria:

Critically Endangered A1ce ver 2.3

Year Published:

2000

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s:

Bogan, A.E. (Mollusc Specialist Group)

Reviewer/s:

Seddon, M.B. (Mollusc Red List Authority)

Contributor/s:

History:

1996

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Critically Endangered

Range Description:	It is only known from the Ochloknee River system.
Countries:	Native: United States (Florida, Georgia)
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Habitat and Ecology:	This species inhabits large creeks to medium sized rivers in sand with some gravel and moderate current.
Systems:	Freshwater

Citation:	Bogan, A.E. (Mollusc Specialist Group) 2000. Medionidus simpsonianus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2013.
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