Table BC04. Mussels and snails of the White River watershed.
Scientific name Genus species Common name MO* status AR** status
Actinonaias ligamentina carinata Mucket A D
Alasmidonta viridis Slippershell mussel A
Amblema plicata Threeridge A, B2 D
Antrobia culveri Tumbling Creek cavesnail C
Campeloma subsolidum Highland campeloma D
Cyclonaias tuberculata Purple wartyback A D
Cyprogenia aberti Western fanshell A D
Elimia potosiensis Pyramid elimia C D
Ellipsaria lineolata Butterfly A
Elliptio crassidens Elephant ear A
Elliptio dilatata Spike A D
Epioblasma florentina curtisi Curtis pearlymussel A
Ferrissia rivularis Creeping ancylid D
Fusconaia flava Wabash pigtoe A D
Fusconaia ozarkensis Ozark pigtoe A, B D
Fusconaia ebena Ebonyshell A
Helisoma trivolvis Marsh ramshorn C D
Laevapex sp. D
Lampsilis reeviana brevicula Ozark broken-ray A, B D
Lampsilis reeviana reeviana Arkansas broken-ray D
Lampsilis cardium Plain pocketbook A, B D
Lampsilis siliquoidia Fatmucket A, B1 D
Lampsilis rafinesqueana Neosho mucket A
Lampsilis teres Yellow sandshell A
Lampsilis abrupta Pink mucket A
Lasmigona costata Fluted-shell A D
Leptodea fragilis Fragile papershell B2 D
Leptodea leptodon Scaleshell A
Ligumia subrostrata Pondmussel D
Ligumia recta Black sandshell A D
Lymnaea (Fossaria) modicella Rock fossaria C
Obliquaria reflexa Threehorn wartyback A
Obovaria olivaria Hickorynut A
Physa (Physella) heterostropha Pewter physa C
Physa (Physella) gyrina Tadpole physa C D
Physa (Physodon) anatina Duck physa C
Pleurobema sintoxia Round pigtoe A D
Pleurobema cordatum Ohio pigtoe D
Pleurocera acuta Sharp hornsnail C
Pomatiopsis lapidaria Slender walker C
Potamilus purpuratus Bleaufer A, B2 D
Ptychobranchus occidentalis Ouchita kidneyshell A, B D
Pyganodon grandis grandis Giant floater B1 D
Quadrula cylindrica cylindrica Rabbitsfoot A D
Quadrula pustulosa Pimpleback A
Quadrula nodulata Wartyback A
Somatogyrus sp. Pebblesnail D
Sphaerium sp. Fingernail clam D
Strophitus undulatus Squawfoot A, B D
Toxolasma parvus Lilliput A D
Toxolasma lividus Purple lilliput A, B D
Tritogonia verrucosa Pistol grip A D
Truncilla donaciformis Fawnsfoot A
Truncilla truncata Deer-toe B2
Uniomerus tetralasmus Pondhorn D
Utterbackia imbecillis Paper pondshell A, B2 D
Venustaconcha pleasi Bleedingtooth mussel D
Villosa iris Rainbow A, B
Villosa lienosa Little spectaclecase A

*A=collected prior to 1920, B=collected after 1981, C=collected in 1982

**D=all Arkansas collections were made between 1978 and 1981.

1=observations from divers in Table Rock Lake

2=observations by divers in Bull Shoals Lake.

Source: Oesch (1996), Buchanan (1996), Gordon (1980; 1982), Gordon, Oesch, and Wu (1997), Roberts, A., USFWS, pers. comm., and Barnhart, C., Southwest Missouri State University, pers. comm.

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