Appendix 3 Table 3-5 Freshwater Mussels
Chapter 3 North Carolina Species
Table 3-5 FRESHWATER MUSSELS 2025 WAP Revision SGCN and Other Priority Species
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Common Name
Scientific Name
Family
Population
X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
X
T E T E E
Alewife Floater
Utterbackiana implicata
Unionidae
X X X X X X X
E T
H
Appalachian Elktoe
Alasmidonta raveneliana
Unionidae
VH
Atlantic Pigtoe
Fusconaia masoni
Unionidae
X X X
H
Barrel Floater
Anodonta couperiana
Unionidae
H
Brook Floater
Alasmidonta varicosa
Unionidae
SC
Cape Fear Spike
Elliptio marsupiobesa Sagittunio vaughanianus
Unionidae
Y
E E
H
Carolina Creekshell
Unionidae
E
VH
Carolina Heelsplitter
Lasmigona decorata
Unionidae
X X
Chameleon lampmussel
Lampsilis sp. 2
Unionidae
T E
Creeper
Strophitus undulatus
Unionidae
X X
E
Dwarf Wedgemussel
Alasmidonta heterodon
Unionidae
X X X X X
Eastern Creekshell
Villosa delumbis
Unionidae
T T E E E T T
Eastern Lampmussel
Lampsilis radiata Sagittunio nasutus
Unionidae
Eastern Pondmussel
Unionidae
X
PT
M
Green Floater
Lasmigona subviridis
Unionidae
E E T
H
James Spinymussel
Parvaspina collina
Unionidae
X X
VH
Littlewing Pearlymussel
Pegias fabula
Unionidae
H
Longsolid
Fusconaia subrotunda Venustaconcha constricta
Unionidae
X
Notched Rainbow
Unionidae
X X X X X
SC SC
Pink heelsplitter
Potamilus alatus
Unionidae
H
Pod Lance
Elliptio folliculata
Unionidae
X
E T
Purple Wartyback
Cyclonaias tuberculata
Unionidae
Rainbow
Cambarunio iris
Unionidae
H
Rayed Pink Fatmucket
Lampsilis splendida
Unionidae
SC
Roanoke Slabshell
Elliptio roanokensis
Unionidae
X
X X
E E
H
Savannah Lilliput
Toxolasma pullus
Unionidae
H
Slippershell Mussel
Alasmidonta viridis
Unionidae
X
Southern Rainbow
Villosa vibex
Unionidae
Neuse R. pop.
SC
Spike
Eurynia dilatata
Unionidae
X
E
E E E T T
VH
Tar River Spinymussel
Parvaspina steinstansana
Unionidae
Y
PE PE
H
Tennessee Clubshell
Pleurobema oviforme
Unionidae
H
Tennessee Pigtoe
Pleuronaia barnesiana Atlanticoncha ochracea
Unionidae
Tidewater Mucket
Unionidae
X X
Triangle Floater
Alasmidonta undulata
Unionidae
Uwharrie Elktoe
Alasmidonta uwharriensis
Unionidae
Y
Waccamaw Fatmucket
Lampsilis fullerkati
Unionidae
Waccamaw Spike
Elliptio waccamawensis
Unionidae
Lake Waccamaw form
X
SC
Wavyrayed Lampmussel
Lampsilis fasciola
Unionidae
X X
E T
Yellow Lampmussel
Lampsilis cariosa
Unionidae
X
T
VH
Yellow Lance
Elliptio lanceolata
Unionidae
See Excel file for detailed evaluation data
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