3.6 Freshwater Mussels
T ABLE 3.17 Freshwater mussels: comparison of changes from 2005 WAP
2005
2015 Changes Scientifc Name
Scientifc Name Alasmidonta robusta Elliptio cistellaeformis Elliptio congaraea
Common Name Carolina Elktoe
Common Name
Comment
No longer a conserva- tion concern No longer a conserva- tion concern No longer a conserva- tion concern No longer a conserva- tion concern No longer a conserva- tion concern No longer a conserva- tion concern
Box Spike
Carolina Slabshell
Elliptio folliculata
Pod Lance
Elliptio icterina
Variable Spike
Elliptio roanokensis Fusconaia barnesiana
Roanoke Slabshell
Pleuronaia barnesiana
Tennessee Pigtoe
Tennessee Pigtoe
Scientifc name change
Lampsilis fasciola
Wavyrayed Lampmussel
No longer a conserva- tion concern No longer a conserva- tion concern
Lampsilis radiata conspicua Lampsilis radiata radiata
Carolina Fatmucket
Lampsilis radiata
Eastern Lampmussel Tennessee Heelsplitter
Eastern Lampmussell
Scientifc name revision
Lasmigona holstonia
Periphery of range; not detected in NC. No longer a conserva- tion concern No longer a conserva- tion concern Periphery of range; not detected in NC. Periphery of range; not detected in NC.
Leptodea ochracea Tidewater Mucket
Ligumia nasuta
Eastern Pondmussel
Villosa trabalis
Cumberland Bean
Villosa vanuxemensis
Mountain Creekshell
Mussel Taxa Team determined North Carolina is the periphery of their range and results from surveys indicate they are not present in the state.
3.6.3 Conservation Concerns Haag (2012) notes that because the conservation status of many species remains poorly known, high conservation concern stems from the expectation that future imperilment will exceed current imperilment. Freshwater mussels are among the most globally imper- iled freshwater organisms, with about 75% of those historically found in the southeastern United States thought to be extinct now or at risk of extinction (Williams et al. 1993; Bogan 1996;
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2015 NC Wildlife Action Plan
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