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quadrula fragosa
12-22-2016

Quadrula fragosa

Quadrula fragosa 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 — Quadrula fragosa 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 winged mapleleaf, also known as false mapleleaf, or hickory nut shell, and with the scientific name Quadrula fragosa, is a species of freshwater mussel. It is an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. It is endemic to the United States. The winged mapleleaf, also known as false mapleleaf, or hickory nut shell, and with the scientific name Quadrula fragosa, is a species of freshwater mussel. It is an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. It is endemic to the United States.
Quadrula fragosa is only located in a few parts of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Arkansas, and Missouri — in the Midwestern United States. It is a federal critically endangered river mussel species.

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Detailed information
Full Name: Winged Mapleleaf (Quadrula fragosa)
Where found: U.S.A. (AL—specified portions of the Tennessee River; see §17.85(a)(1))
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Clams
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 06/20/1991 Great Lakes-Big Rivers Region (Region 3) Wherever found, except where listed as an experimental population
Experimental Population, Non-Essential 06/14/2001 Southeast Region (Region 4) U.S.A. (AL—specified portions of the Tennessee River; see §17.85(a)(1))
  • Population location: Wherever found, except where listed as an experimental population Listing status: Endangered
  • Population location: U.S.A. (AL—specified portions of the Tennessee River; see §17.85(a)(1)) Listing status: Experimental Population, Non-Essential
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