Atlanticoncha

Atlanticoncha
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Vulnerable  (NatureServe) [2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Unionida
Family:	Unionidae
Tribe:	Lampsilini
Genus:	Atlanticoncha Smith, Pfeiffer & Johnson, 2020
Species:	A. ochracea
Binomial name
Atlanticoncha ochracea (Say, 1817)
Synonyms [3]
List Anodonta fluviatilis(Gmelin, 1791) Lampsilis (Lampsilis) ochracea(Say, 1817) Lampsilis (Lampsilis) ochraceus(Say, 1817) Lampsilis ochracea(Say, 1817) Lampsilis roseaRafinesque, 1820 Leptodea ochracea(Say, 1817) Ligumia ochracea(Say, 1817) Margarita (Anodonta) fluviatilis(Gmelin, 1791) Margarita (Unio) ochraceus(Say, 1817) Margaron (Anodonta) fluviatilis(Gmelin, 1791) Margaron (Unio) boydianus(Lea, 1840) Margaron (Unio) crocatus(Lea, 1841) Margaron (Unio) ochraceus(Say, 1817) Mytilus fluviatilisGmelin, 1791 Unio boydianusLea, 1840 Unio crocatusLea, 1841 Unio ochraceusSay, 1817 Unio rosaceusConrad, 1849

Atlanticoncha ochracea, the tidewater mucket, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. Formerly classified in the now-defunct genus Leptodea , it is now considered the only member of the monotypic genus Atlanticoncha. ^{[4] [5]}

This species is native to the east coast of the United States and Canada (New Brunswick and Nova Scotia). ^[1]

References

1. Cummings, K.; Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Leptodea ochracea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012 e.T11686A503405. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T11686A503405.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. NatureServe. "Atlanticoncha ochracea". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
3. Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Atlanticoncha ochracea (Say, 1817)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 20 January 2025.
4. "MUSSELpdb | valid sp. Atlanticoncha ochracea specimens". mussel-project.uwsp.edu. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
5. Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Atlanticoncha C. H. Smith, J. M. Pfeiffer & N. A. Johnson, 2020". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 20 January 2025.