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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Alabama Pearl Shell, Alabama Pearlshell
Description
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Habitat
Biome: Freshwater
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- 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:
Margaritiferidae
()
- Subfamily:
Margaritiferinae
()
- Genus:
Margaritifera
()
- Schumacher, 1816
- Specific name:
marrianae
- R. I. Johnson, 1983
- Subspecies:
marrianae
- Scientific name: - Margaritifera marrianae R. I. Johnson, 1983
- Subspecies:
marrianae
- Specific name:
marrianae
- R. I. Johnson, 1983
- Genus:
Margaritifera
(
- Subfamily:
Margaritiferinae
(
- Family:
Margaritiferidae
(
- Superfamily:
Unionacea
(
- Order:
Unionida
(
- Superorder:
Eulamellibranchia
(
- Subclass:
Metabranchia
(
- Class:
Bivalvia
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Margaritifera
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 21 species and subspecies in this genus:
M. auricularia (Spengler's Freshwater Mussel) · M. cumingi · M. dahurica · M. durrovensis · M. falcata (Western Pearlshell) · M. fimbriata · M. fucata · M. funbriata · M. hembeli (Louisiana Pearlshell) · M. laevis · M. margaritifera (Freshwater Pearl Mussel) · M. margaritifera durrovensis · M. margaritifera erythroeensis · M. margaritifera margaritifera · M. margaritifera parvula · M. marrianae (Alabama Pearl Shell) · M. maxima · M. monodonta · M. perdahurica · M. undulata · M. vulgaris
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Further Reading
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- 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.
- Occasional papers on mollusks. Cambridge, Mass., Dept. of Mollusks. ENG url p. 299, p. 300.
- Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, Maryland, USA. 526. ISBN: 1-888569-01-8.
Notes
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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. 2000. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- Bogan, A.E. 2000. Margaritifera marrianae. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed November 3, 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
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: 2692870
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-80374
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 80374
- IUCN ID: 12800
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IMBIV27040
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 7051
