Overview
|
Critically Endangered |
 |
 | |
 |
Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Curtis' Naiad, Curtis' Pearly Mussel, Pearlymussel, Tan Riffleshell, Yellow Blossom
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Genus:
Epioblasma
()
- Specific name:
florentina
- Cultivar:
- Scientific name:
-
Epioblasma florentina (Frierson and Utterback, 1916)
(Frierson and Utterback, 1916)
- Scientific name:
-
- Cultivar:
- Specific name:
florentina
- Genus:
Epioblasma
(
Synonyms
Dysnomia florentina Lea
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last 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)
More Info
- Search for Pictures: images.google.com
- Search for Scholarly Articles: Google Scholar
- Search using Scientific Name and Vernacular Names: All the Web | AltaVista Canada | AltaVista | Excite | Google | HotBot | Lycos
- Search using Specialized Databases: GenBank | Medline | Scirus | CISTI/CAL | Agricola Periodicals | Agricola Books
Further Reading
- 1994 IUCN red list of threatened animals Gland, Switzerland: IUCN, 1993 url p. 231.
- Annotated CITES Appendices and Reservations CITES url p. 104.
- Checklist of CITES Species CITES, WCMC url p. 240, p. 63.
- Checklist of CITES Species: a reference to the appendices to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora CITES url p. 196.
- Checklist of fish and invertebrates listed in the CITES appendices and in EC Regulation 338/97 JNCC url p. 22.
- Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science. Lexington, KY: The Academy, 1998- url p. 130, p. 130, p. 180.
- Shells and sea life. Phoenix, AZ: Miranda Enterprises, url p. 144.
- The IUCN Invertebrate Red Data Book IUCN url p. 129, p. 130, p. 136, p. 622.
- The Marine Mammal Commission compendium of selected treaties, international agreements, and other relevant documents on marine resources, wildlife, and the environment / compiled by Richard L. Wallace. Washington, D.C.: The Commission; 1994 url p. 635.
- World Checklist of Fish and Invertebrates Listed in the CITES Appendices Joint Nature Conservation Committee url p. 151, p. 170, p. 18.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 13, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:
- Academy of Natural Sciences: Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
- Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Mollusc Collection - Unionoida
- National Museum of Natural History: NMNH Invertebrate Zoology Collections
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2692827
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-568489
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1038304
