Epioblasma florentina florentina 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.
ITIS Reports — ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world. The tan riffleshell (Epioblasma florentina walkeri) is a medium-sized freshwater mussel that is native to freshwater systems in the Southeastern United States. Historically, this species was much wider-ranging with populations in Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. The tan riffleshell (Epioblasma florentina walkeri) is a medium-sized freshwater mussel that is native to freshwater systems in the Southeastern United States. Historically, this species was much wider.
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.Epioblasma is the fourth largest genus of North American mussels, made up of around 27 species of freshwater river mussels. It is believed that more than half of the species or subspecies found.
