Overview
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Critically Endangered |
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Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Curtis Pearlymussel
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Bivalvia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Bivalves
- Subclass:
Metabranchia
()
- Superorder:
Eulamellibranchia
()
- Order:
Unionida
()
- Superfamily:
Unionacea
()
- Family:
Unionidae
()
- Rafinesque, 1820
- Genus:
Epioblasma
()
- Rafinesque, 1831
- Specific name:
florentina curtisii
- (Frierson and Utterback, 1916)
- Subspecies:
curtisii
- Scientific name: - Epioblasma florentina curtisii (Frierson and Utterback, 1916) (Frierson and Utterback, 1916)
- Subspecies:
curtisii
- Specific name:
florentina curtisii
- (Frierson and Utterback, 1916)
- Genus:
Epioblasma
(
- Family:
Unionidae
(
- Superfamily:
Unionacea
(
- Order:
Unionida
(
- Superorder:
Eulamellibranchia
(
- Subclass:
Metabranchia
(
- Class:
Bivalvia
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Dysnomia florentina curtisi Utterback • Epioblasma florentina curtisi (Utterback
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 26-Jul-2001
Similar Species
Members of the genus Epioblasma
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 31 species and subspecies in this genus:
E. arcaeformis (Arc-Form Pearly Mussel) · E. biemarginata (Angled Riffleshell) · E. brevidens (Cumberlandian Combshell) · E. capsaeformis (Oyster Mussel) · E. cincinnatiensis (Cincinnati Riffleshell) · E. flexuosa (Arcuate Pearly Mussel) · E. florentina (Curtis' Naiad) · E. florentina curtisi (Curtis' Naiad) · E. florentina curtisii (Curtis Pearlymussel) · E. florentina florentina (Yellow-Blossom) · E. florentina walkeri (Brown-Blossom Naiad) · E. haysiana (Acorn Pearly Mussel) · E. lenior (Narrow Catspaw) · E. lewisii (Forkshell) · E. metastriata (Upland Combshell) · E. obliquata (Catspaw) · E. obliquata obliquata (Catspaw) · E. obliquata perobliqua (White Catspaw) · E. othcaloogensis (Southern Acorn Riffle Shell) · E. penita (Penitent Mussel) · E. personata (Fine-Rayed Pearly Mussel) · E. propinqua (Nearby Pearly Mussel) · E. sampsonii (Sampson's Naiad) · E. stewardsonii (Cumberland Leafshell) · E. torulosa (Tubercled Blossom) · E. torulosa gubernaculum (Green-Blossom) · E. torulosa rangiana (Northern Riffleshell) · E. torulosa torulosa (Tubercled Blossom) · E. triquetra (Snuffbox) · E. turgidula (Turgid-Blossom) · E. walkeri (Tan Riffle Shell)
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Further Reading
- Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- Hilton-Taylor, C. (compiler). 2000. 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
- IUCN. 1990. 1990 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
- Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, Maryland, USA. 526. ISBN: 1-888569-01-8.
- Wells, S.M., Pyle, R.M. and Collins, N.M. (compilers) 1983. The IUCN Invertebrate Red Data Book. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 13, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2694586
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-568489
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13894890
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 568489
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IMBIV16061
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Species Identifier: F00J
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 175491
