Lampsilis teres

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Lampsilis teres
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Lampsilis
Species:
L. teres
Binomial name
Lampsilis teres
(Rafinesque, 1820)
Synonyms
List
    • Lampsilis (Simpsonunio) anodontoides(I.Lea, 1831)
    • Lampsilis anodontoides(I.Lea, 1834)
    • Lampsilis anodontoides subsp. fallaciosa(H.M.Smith, 1899)
    • Lampsilis fallaciosa(H.M.Smith, 1899)
    • Lampsilis fallaciosusH.M.Smith, 1899
    • Lampsilis teres subsp. anodontoides(I.Lea, 1831)
    • Lampsilis (Ligumia) teres subsp. fallaciosa(H.M.Smith, 1899)
    • Lampsilis teres subsp. teres(Rafinesque, 1820)
    • Ligumia teres(Rafinesque, 1820)
    • Margarita (Unio) anodontoides(I.Lea, 1831)
    • Margaron (Unio) anodontoides(I.Lea, 1831)
    • Unio anodontoidesI.Lea, 1831
    • Unio (Eurynia) teresRafinesque, 1820

Lampsilis teres, the yellow sandshell or slough sandshell, is a freshwater mussel native to the United States and Mexico. [1] [2] [3] Although it is considered a species of least concern on the IUCN Red List, it is extirpated from (locally extinct) and endangered in parts of its range. [1] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Cummings, K.; Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Lampsilis teres". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T188908A1914997. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T188908A1914997.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 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. (2018). "Lampsilis teres (Rafinesque, 1820)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Yellow & Slough Sandshells (Lampsilis teres)". dnr.wi.gov. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 12 January 2019.