Overview
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Common Names
Common Names in English:
Sampson's Naiad, Wabash Riffleshell
Description
Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial
Ecology:
List of Habitats
:5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls
)
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Bivalvia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Bivalves
- Subclass:
Metabranchia
()
- Superorder:
Eulamellibranchia
()
- Order:
Unionida
()
- Superfamily:
Unionacea
()
- Family:
Unionidae
()
- Rafinesque, 1820
- Genus:
Epioblasma
()
- Specific name:
sampsonii
- (I. Lea, 1861)
- Scientific name: - Epioblasma sampsonii (I. Lea, 1861)
- Specific name:
sampsonii
- (I. Lea, 1861)
- Genus:
Epioblasma
(
- Family:
Unionidae
(
- Superfamily:
Unionacea
(
- Order:
Unionida
(
- Superorder:
Eulamellibranchia
(
- Subclass:
Metabranchia
(
- Class:
Bivalvia
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Epioblasma sampsonii (I. Lea, 1861)
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 26-Jul-2001
Similar Species
Members of the genus Epioblasma
There are approximately 32 species 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 · 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 Cat's Paw Mussel) · 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. stewardsoni · 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)
Bibliography
- Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- Hilton-Taylor, C. (compiler). 2000. 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
- IUCN. 1990. 1990 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
- Wells, S.M., Pyle, R.M. and Collins, N.M. (compilers) 1983. The IUCN Invertebrate Red Data Book. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
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Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Bogan, A.E. (Mollusc Specialist Group) 2000. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.
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: 2692841
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-80335
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 400130
- IUCN ID: 7881
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 705358
