Lampsilis teres

Lampsilis teres
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Secure  (NatureServe) [2]
Scientific classification
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] [3] [4]} 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] [4]}

References

1. 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. NatureServe. "Lampsilis teres". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 28 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. (2018). "Lampsilis teres (Rafinesque, 1820)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 11 January 2019.
4. "Yellow & Slough Sandshells (Lampsilis teres)". dnr.wi.gov. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 12 January 2019.