Lampsilis teres
Lampsilis teres, the yellow sandshell or slough sandshell, is a freshwater mussel native to the United States and Mexico.[1][2][3] Although it is considered a species of least concern on the IUCN Red List, it is extirpated from (locally extinct) and endangered in parts of its range.[1][3]
| Lampsilis teres | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Lampsilis |
| Species: | L. teres |
| Binomial name | |
| Lampsilis teres (Rafinesque, 1820) | |
References
- Cummings, K. & Cordeiro, J. 2012. Lampsilis teres. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T188908A1914997. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T188908A1914997.en. Downloaded on 12 January 2019.
- Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2018). "Lampsilis teres (Rafinesque, 1820)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- "Yellow & Slough Sandshells (Lampsilis teres)". dnr.wi.gov. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
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