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alasmidonta heterodon
12-22-2016

Alasmidonta heterodon

Alasmidonta heterodon NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

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FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video.The dwarf wedgemussel is an endangered species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.The dwarf wedgemussel was federally listed as an endangered species in 1990. The dwarf wedgemussel is a small, freshwater mussel that rarely exceeds 1.5 inches in length. It is the only Atlantic Slope freshwater bivalve (two-shelled) mussel in North America that has two lateral teeth on the right valve, but only one tooth on the left. The outer shell is dark brown or yellowish brown and often exhibits greenish rays in young

Detailed information
Full Name: Dwarf wedgemussel (Alasmidonta heterodon)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Clams
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 03/14/1990 Northeast Region (Region 5) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Dwarf wedgemussel, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Connecticut , Maryland , Massachusetts , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , North Carolina , Pennsylvania , Vermont , Virginia
  • US Counties in which the Dwarf wedgemussel, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
  • USFWS Refuges in which the Dwarf wedgemussel, Wherever found is known to occur: Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge
  • Countries in which the the Dwarf wedgemussel, Wherever found is known to occur: Canada
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