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Threatened, Endangered, and Special Concern Mollusc Species in the Southern AppalachiansĀ 

As of 1995, these species were either federally listed as endangered (E), threatened (T), proposed endangered (PE), category 1 (1) candidate, or former category 2 (2) candidate or globally ranked as G1, G2, G3, or a variant by The Nature Conservancy (exce

Scientific NameCommon NameGlobal RankFederal Rank
Alasmidonta marginataElktoe musselG52
Alasmidonta ravenelianaAppalachian elktoeG1E
Alasmidonta varicosaBrook floaterG32
Athearnia anthonyiAnthonys river snailG1T1E
Conradilla caelataBirdwing pearlymusselG1E
Cumberlandia monodontaSpectacle caseG2G32
Cyprogenia stegariaFanshellG1E
Dromus dromasDromedary pearlymusselG1E
Elimia bellulaWalnut elimiaG?2
Elimia crenatellaLacey elimiaG?2
Elliptio lanceolataYellow lanceG32
Epioblasma brevidensCumberlandian combshellG2PE
Epioblasma capsaeformisOyster musselG2PE
Epioblasma florentina florentinaYellow-blossomG1TXE
Epioblasma torulosa gubernaculumGreen-blossom pearlymusselG2TXE
Epioblasma torulosa torulosaTubercled blossomG2TXE
Epioblasma triquetraSnuffboxG32
Epioblasma turgidulaTurgid-blossomGHE
Epioblasma walkeriTan riffleshellG1T1E
Fusconaia bamesianaTennessee pigtoeG2G3
Fusconaia corShiny pigtoeG1E
Fusconaia cuneolusFine-rayed pigtoeG1E
Fusconaia masoniAtlantic pigtoeG22
Hemistena lataCracking pearlymusselG1E
Holsingeria unthanksensisAn aquatic cavesnailG1
lo fluvialisSpiny riversnailG22
Lampsilis abruptaPink mucketG2E
Lampsilis cariosaYellow lampmusselG42
Lampsilis virescensAlabama lampmusselG1E
Lasmigona holstoniaTennessee heelsplitterG2G32
Lasmigona subviridisGreen floaterG32
Leptoxis praerosaOnyx rocksnailG1G32
Leptoxis taeniataPainted rocksnailG?2
Lexingtonia dolabelloidesSlabside pearlymusselG2G32
Lithasia geniculataOrnate rocksnailG1G32
Lithasia verrucosaVaricose rocksnailG?2
Pegias fabulaLittle-wing pearlymusselG1E
Plethobasus cicatricosusWhite wartybackG1E
Plethobasus cooperianusOrange-foot pimplebackG1E
Plethobasus cyphyusSheepnoseG3
Pleuroberna collinaJames spinymusselG1E
Pleurobema cordatumOhio River pigtoeG3
Pleurobema oviformeTennessee clubshellG2G32
Pleurobema plenumRough pigtoeG1E
Pleurobema rubrumPyramid pigtoeG2G3
Pleurocera showalteriUpland hornsnailG?2
Pyrgulopsis ogmorapheRoyal snailG1G3E
Quadrula cylindrica strigillataRough rabbitsfootG4T2T3PE
Quadrula intermediaCumberland monkeyfaceG1E
Quadrula sparsaAppalachian monkeyfaceG1E
Toxolasma cylindrellusPale lilliputG1E
Toxolasma lividusPurple liliputG1G22
Tulotoma magnificaTulotoma livebearing snailG2?E
Villosa labalisRayed beanG22
Villosa nebulosaAlabama rainbowG3
Villosa perpurpureaPurple beanG1 PE
Villosa trabalisCumberland beanG2E

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