Salamander mussel
| Salamander mussel | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionoida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Simpsonaias |
| Species: | S. ambigua |
| Binomial name | |
| Simpsonaias ambigua Say, 1825 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Simpsoniconcha ambigua (Say, 1825) | |
Simpsonaias ambigua, the salamander mussel, Mudpuppy Mussel, is a species of bivalve in the Unionidae family.
Distribution and conservation status
It is native to the United States and Ontario, Canada. The Canadian Species at Risk Act listed it in the List of Wildlife Species at Risk as being endangered in Canada.[2]
References
- ↑ Bogan, A.E. 1996. Simpsonaias ambigua. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
- ↑ COSEWIC. 2005. Canadian Species at Risk. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. 64 pp., page 13.