Overview
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Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Acorn Pearly Mussel, Acornshell
Description
Habitat
Biome: Freshwater [1].
Ecology:
Medium to large rivers
, amongst riffle-beds in gravel
and sand
. (Ref.
250581).
List of Habitats
:
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls ) [more info]
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:
Unionoida
()
- Superfamily:
Unionacea
()
- Family:
Unionidae
()
- Rafinesque, 1820
- Genus:
Epioblasma
()
- Rafinesque, 1831
- Specific name:
haysiana
- (I. Lea, 1834)
- Scientific name: - Epioblasma haysiana (I. Lea, 1834)
- Specific name:
haysiana
- (I. Lea, 1834)
- Genus:
Epioblasma
(
- Family:
Unionidae
(
- Superfamily:
Unionacea
(
- Order:
Unionoida
(
- Superorder:
Eulamellibranchia
(
- Subclass:
Metabranchia
(
- Class:
Bivalvia
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Dysnomia haysiana • Dysnomia haysiana Lea
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 26-Jul-2001
Was listed in the 1996 IUCN
Red List under the name Dysnomia haysiana.
[1].
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
- 1994 IUCN red list of threatened animals Gland, Switzerland: IUCN, 1993 url p. 207.
- Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science. Lexington, KY: The Academy, 1998- url p. 130, p. 130.
- The IUCN Invertebrate Red Data Book IUCN url p. 129, p. 139, p. 622.
- Transactions of the Kentucky Academy of Science. [Lexington, Ky.]Kentucky Academy of Science, 1923-1997. url p. 36, p. 80, p. 88, p. 93.
Notes
Contributors
- Bogan, A.E. 2000. Epioblasma haysiana. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 29January2012.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 13, 2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:
- Academy of Natural Sciences: Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2692830
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-80315
- IUCN ID: 207839
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 705350
Footnotes
- Bogan, A.E. 2000. Epioblasma haysiana. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 29 January 2012. [back]
