Salamander mussel

Salamander mussel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionoida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Simpsonaias
Species: S. ambigua
Binomial name
Simpsonaias ambigua
Say, 1825
Synonyms

Simpsoniconcha ambigua (Say, 1825)

Simpsonaias ambigua, the salamander mussel or mudpuppy mussel, is a species of bivalve in the family Unionidae. It is unique among freshwater mussels in using mudpuppies as its glochidial host. It is the only freshwater mussel known to have a non-fish host.[2]

Distribution and conservation status

It is native to the United States and Ontario, Canada. The Canadian Species at Risk Act listed it in the List of Wildlife Species at Risk as being endangered in Canada.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Bogan, A.E.; Woolnough, D. & Seddon, M.B. (2017). "Simpsonaias ambigua". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T20247A62905797. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T20247A62905797.en. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Simpsonaias ambigua Michigan Natural Features Inventory
  3. ↑ COSEWIC. 2005. Canadian Species at Risk. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. 64 pp., page 13.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.