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Bivalvia (Mussels, Clams, Oysters etc.)

 

Order: Adapedonta

Family: Solenidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Solen oerstedii

Mörch, 1860

- <1860 Puntarenas, Costa Rica Missing Access

 

 

Order: Ostreida

Family: Ostreidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Magallana sikamea (Amemiya, 1928) Kumamoto oyster (rediscovered) China & Japan Rediscovered in the Wild Access

 

 

Order: Pholadomyida

Family: Clavagellidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Bryopa lata (Broderip, 1834) - (rediscovered) Gulf of Mannar, India Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Pandoridae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile

Frenamya cristata

(Carpenter, 1865) - <1865 Gulf of California, Mexico Missing Access
             

Pandora brevifrons

G. B. Sowerby I, 1835 - <1835 Bahia Panama, Panama Missing Access

 

Family: Periplomatidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Periploma excurva Carpenter, 1856 - <1856 Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico Missing if valid Access

 

Family: Pholadomyidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Pholadomya candida Sowerby, 1823 Caribbean piddock-clam (rediscovered) Caribbean & South America Rediscovered Access

 

 

Order: Unionida

Family: Hyriidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Hyridella glenelgensis (Dennant, 1898) Glenelg freshwater mussel (rediscovered) South Australia & Crawford River, Victoria, Australia Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Iridinidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Aspatharia divaricata (von Martens, 1897) - 1898 Lake Victoria, eastern Africa Missing Access
             
Chambardia letourneuxi Servain, 1891 "1890" - early 1900's Lower Nile, Egypt Extinct Access

 

Family: Margaritiferidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Gibbosula crassa (Wood, 1815) Trai Cóc Dày (rediscovered) China & northern Vietnam Rediscovered (taxonomically) Access
             

Gibbosula laosensis

(Lea, 1863) - (rediscovered) Laos & Vietnam Rediscovered Access
             

Pseudunio auricularius

(Spengler, 1793) Spengler's freshwater mussel, Giant freshwater pearl mussel, Almeja de río, Margaritona, Náyade auriculada, Perla de río, Nàiade auriculada (rediscovered) France, Germany (extinct), Italy (extinct) & Spain Rediscovered Access
             
Pseudunio flabellatiformis (Grigorovich-Beresovskiy, 1915) - Late Pleistocene Moldova & Ukraine Extinct Access
             

Pseudunio homsensis

(Lea, 1865) - (rediscovered) Lebanon, Syria & Turkey Rediscovered Access
             
Pseudunio marocanus (Pallary, 1918) - (rediscovered) Morocco Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Mycetopodidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Anodontites moricandii (Lea, 1860) - ? Bahia, Brazil Missing Access

 

Family: Unionidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Aculamprotula nodulosa (Wood, 1815) Trai Cóc Tròn, Trai Cóc Bầu Dục 1990 or before Yangtze River, southern China & northern Vietnam Missing Access
             
Alasmidonta mccordi Athearn, 1964 Coosa elktoe 1956 Coosa River, St. Clair County, Alabama, USA Extinct Access
             
Alasmidonta robusta Clarke, 1981 Carolina elktoe 6 May 1882 or before Long Creek, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Extinct Access
             
Alasmidonta wrightiana (Walker, 1901) Ochlockonee arcmussel 1931 Ochlockonee River, Florida, USA Missing or Extinct Access
             
Anodonta dejecta Lewis, 1875 Woebegone floater late 1800's (confirmed); 1922 (unconfirmed) California, USA Invalid (synonym) Access
             
Coelatura essoensis (Chaper, 1885) - 1935 canal within the Assinie Lagoon/Esso River, Côte d'Ivoire Missing Access
             
Coelatura rothschildi (Neuville & Anthony, 1906) - subfossil or 1980's Lake Turkana, northern Kenya Missing or Extinct Access
             
Ctenodesma borneensis (Issel, 1874) - (rediscovered) Borneo Rediscovered Access
             
Cuneopsis demangei Haas, 1929 Trùng Trục Ngắn 1929 or early 1970's Da River, Phu Tho Province, Việt Nam (Vietnam) Extinct Access
             
Elliptio nigella (I. Lea, 1852) Recovery pearly mussel, Winged spike (rediscovered) Apalachicola river system, Georgia, USA Rediscovered Access
             
Epioblasma arcaeformis (I. Lea, 1831) Arc-form pearly mussel, Sugarspoon c.1940 Alabama, Kentucky & Tennessee, USA Extinct Access
             
Epioblasma biemarginata (I. Lea, 1857) Angled riffleshell 1970 Alabama, Kentucky & Tennessee, USA Extinct Access
             
Epioblasma cincinnatiensis I. Lea, 1840 Cincinnati riffleshell, Ohio riffleshell late 1800's or 1909-1949 Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio & Tennessee, USA Extinct Access
             
Epioblasma curtisii (Frierson & Utterback, 1916) Curtis pearlymussel, Curtis' pearlymussel, Curtus's pearlymussel 6 July 1993 or 1994 Arkansas & Missouri, USA Extinct Access
             
Epioblasma flexuosa (Rafinesque, 1820) Arcuate Pearly Mussel, Leafshell, Northern Leafshell 1900 or before Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio & Tennessee, USA Extinct Access
             
Epioblasma florentina (I. Lea, 1857) Yellow blossom pearly mussel, Yellow blossom 1967 or 1971 Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee & Virginia, USA Extinct Access
             
Epioblasma gubernaculum (Reeve, 1865) Green blossom pearly mussel, Green-blossom, Green-blossom naiad, Green-blossom pearly mussel, Green riffle shell 1984 Tennessee & Virginia, USA Missing or Extinct Access
             
Epioblasma haysiana (I. Lea, 1834) Acorn pearly mussel, Acornshell 1970's Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee & Virginia, USA Extinct Access
             
Epioblasma lenior (I. Lea, 1842) Narrow catspaw, Stone's pearly mussel 1965 Alabama & Tennessee, USA Extinct Access
             
Epioblasma lewisii (Walker, 1910) Forkshell, Lewis’ pearly mussel pre-1959 Alabama, Kentucky & Tennessee, USA Extinct Access
             
Epioblasma metastriata (Conrad, 1838) Upland combshell 1986 or 19988 Alabama, Georgia & Tennessee, USA Extinct Access
             
Epioblasma obliquata (Rafinesque, 1820) Purple cat's paw pearlymussel, Catspaw (rediscovered) USA Rediscovered Access
             
Epioblasma othcaloogensis (I. Lea, 1857) Southern acornshell, Southern acorn riffle shell 1974 Alabama, Georgia & Tennessee, USA Missing or Extinct Access
             
Epioblasma perobliqua (Conrad, 1836) White catspaw, White cat's paw pearly mussel October 1993 Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan & Ohio, USA Extinct Access
             
Epioblasma personata Say, 1829 Fine-rayed pearly mussel, Round snuffbox, Round combshell 1924 Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, [Oklahoma?] & Ohio, USA Extinct Access
             
Epioblasma propinqua (I. Lea, 1857) Nearby pearly mussel, Tennessee riffleshell 1901 Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio & Tennessee, USA Extinct Access
             
Epioblasma sampsonii I. Lea, 1861 Sampson's naiad, Sampson's pearly mussel, Sampson's riffleshell, Wabash riffleshell pre-1950 Illinois, Indiana & Kentucky, USA Extinct Access
             
Epioblasma stewardsonii (Lea, 1852) Cumberland leafshell, Steward's pearlymussel c.1930 Alabama, Kentucky & Tennessee, USA Extinct Access
             
Epioblasma torulosa (Rafinesque, 1820) Tubercled blossom pearly mussel, Turberculed riffle shell, Tubercled blossom, Tubercled-blossom pearly mussel 1969 or later Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio & Tennessee, USA Extinct Access
             
Epioblasma turgidula Lea, 1858 Turgid blossom, Turgid blossom pearly mussel, Turgid riffleshell, Turgid-blossom naiad 1972 Alabama, Arkansas & Tennessee, USA Extinct Access
             
Fusconaia mitchelli (Simpson, 1895) False spike (rediscovered) Texas, USA Rediscovered Access
             
Lamprotula blaisei Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1905 Trai Cóc Hình Lá early 1970's Việt Nam (Vietnam) Missing Access
             
Lamprotula liedtkei Rolle, 1904 Trai Cóc Bầu Dục 1990 or before northern Việt Nam (Vietnam) Invalid (synonym) Access
             
Lamprotula triclava (Heude, 1877) - 1999 or before Yangtze River, China Missing Access
             
Lampsilis binominata Simpson, 1900 Lined pocketbook c.1973 Alabama & Georgia, USA Extinct Access
             

Lens fultoni

(Haas, 1930) - early 1970's Việt Nam (Vietnam) Missing Access
             
Medionidus mcglameriae van der Schalie, 1939 Tombigbee moccasinshell ? USA Invalid (synonym) Access
             
Medionidus simpsonianus Walker, 1905 Ochlockonee moccasinshell (rediscovered) Ochloknee River system, Florida & Georgia, USA Rediscovered Access
             
Medionidus walkeri (Wright, 1897) Suwannee moccasinshell (rediscovered) Suwannee River basin, southeastern USA Rediscovered Access
             
Modellnaia siamensis Brandt, 1974 - 1974 Mun River, Thailand Missing Access
             
Nodularia cariei (Germain, 1919) - ? "Mascarene Islands" Invalid (synonym) Access
             
Obovaria haddletoni (Athearn, 1964) Choctawhatchee pocketbook, Haddleton lampmussel c.1970 Choctawhatchee River, Dale County, Alabama, USA Missing or Extinct Access
             
Pleurobema altum (Conrad, 1854) Highnut pre-1996 Alabama & Georgia, USA Invalid (nomen dubium) Access
             
Pleurobema avellanum Simpson, 1900 Hazel pigtoe ? Alabama, USA Invalid (synonym) Access
             
Pleurobema bournianum I. Lea, 1840 Scioto pigtoe ? Ohio, USA Invalid (synonym) Access
             
Pleurobema chattanoogaense (Lea, 1858) Painted clubshell (rediscovered) Coosa River, southeastern USA Invalid (synonym) Access
             
Pleurobema curtum (I. Lea, 1859) Black clubshell, Curtus's mussel 1990 or 1992 Alabama & Mississippi, USA Missing or Extinct Access
             
Pleurobema fibuloides (Lea, 1859) Kusha pigtoe, Highnut pre-1996 Alabama & Georgia, USA Extinct Access
             
Pleurobema flavidulum I. Lea, 1861 Yellow pigtoe ? Alabama, USA Invalid (synonym) Access
             
Pleurobema hagleri (Frierson, 1900) Brown pigtoe ? Alabama, USA Invalid (synonym) Access
             
Pleurobema hanleyianum (Lea, 1852) Georgia pigtoe (rediscovered) Coosa River, southeastern USA Rediscovered Access
             
Pleurobema hartmanianum (I. Lea, 1860) Cherokee pigtoe (rediscovered) Coosa River, southeastern USA Rediscovered Access
             
Pleurobema johannis I. Lea, 1859 Alabama pigtoe ? Alabama, USA Invalid (synonym) Access
             
Pleurobema marshalli Frierson, 1927 Flat pigtoe, Marshall's mussel 1980 Alabama & Mississippi, USA Extinct Access
             
Pleurobema murrayense (Lea, 1868) Coosa pigtoe ? USA Invalid (synonym) Access
             
Pleurobema nucleopsis Conrad, 1849 Longnut ? Alabama & Georgia, USA Invalid (synonym) Access
             
Pleurobema perovatum Conrad, 1834 Ovate clubshell early 1900's Alabama, Georgia & Mississippi, USA Extinct Access
             
Pleurobema rubellum (Conrad, 1834) Warrior pigtoe (rediscovered) USA Rediscovered Access
             
Pleurobema stabile (Lea, 1861) Coosa pigtoe (rediscovered) Coosa River, southeastern USA Rediscovered Access
             
Pleurobema troschelianum I. Lea, 1852 Alabama clubshell (rediscovered?) Alabama, Georgia & Tennesse, USA Invalid (synonym) Access
             
Pleurobema verum (I. Lea, 1861) True pigtoe 1930's Alabama, USA Extinct Access
             
Pseudobaphia sp. nov. 'Việt Nam (Vietnam)' - - early 1970's Việt Nam (Vietnam) Missing Access
             
Quadrula couchiana (Lea, 1860) Rio Grande monkeyface 1898 Texas, USA Missing Access
             
Reginaia apalachicola (Williams & Fradkin, 1999) Apalachicola ebonyshell c.1350 AD Alabama, Florida & Georgia, USA Extinct Access
             
Theliderma stapes (I. Lea, 1831) Stirrupshell, Stirrup shell 1984 or 1989 Alabama & Mississippi, USA Extinct Access
             
Theliderma tuberosa (Lea, 1840) - ? USA Invalid (synonym) Access
             
Truncilla cognata (Lea, 1860) Mexican fawnsfoot (rediscovered) Nuevo Leon, Mexico & Texas, USA Rediscovered Access
             
Unio madagascariensis Sganzin, 1841 - pre-1842 Madagascar (eastern) Invalid (nomen dubium) Access
             
Unio malgachensis Germain, 1911 - 1908-1909 Madagascar Invalid (nomen dubium) Access

 

Family incertae sedis

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Germainaia geayi Germain, 1911 - 1904-1908 "Madagascar" Extinct Access

 

 

Order: Venerida

Family: Chamidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Chama producta Broderip, 1835 - 1828-1830 Gulf of Tehuantepec, Mexico Missing Access

 

Family: Cyrenidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Corbicula linduensis Bollinger, 1914 - ? Lake Lindu, Sulawesi, Indonesia Missing if valid Access
             
Corbicula subplanata Martens, 1897 - ? Sulawesi, Indonesia Missing Access
             
Cyanocyclas brasiliana (Deshayes, 1854) - (rediscovered) Parnaíba River delta, northeastern Brazil Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Dreissenidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Dreissena caspia caspia Eichwald, 1855 - 1940's Caspian Sea Missing Access
             
Dreissena caspia pallasi (Andrusov, 1897) - 1980 Aral Sea Missing or Invalid (synonym) Access
             
Dreissena elata elata (Andrusov, 1897) - 1957 Caspian Sea Missing or Extinct (if valid) Access

 

Family: Galeommatidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Cymatioa cookae (Willett, 1937) - (rediscovered) California, USA Rediscovered Access
             
Scintilla thalassemicola (Habe, 1962) - (rediscovered) Japan Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Petricolidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Petricola amygdalina G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 - <1834 Galapagos Islands, Ecuador Missing if valid Access

 

Family: Sphaeriidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Eupera crassa (Mandahl-Barth, 1954) - 1954 Lake Victoria, eastern Africa Missing Access
             
Pisidium betafoense Kuiper, 1953 - 1949 Betafo, Madagascar (central) Missing Access
             
Pisidium clessini Neumayr, 1875 - Late Pleistocene? Europe Extinct Access

 

Family: Tellinidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Tellina cockburnensis Kendrick & Brearley, 1984 - (rediscovered) Western Australia, Australia Rediscovered Access

  

Family: Veneridae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Chinopsis crenifera (G. B. Sowerby I, 1835) - <1835 Ecuador & Peru Missing Access
             

Cytherea inconspicua

G. B. Sowerby I, 1835 - <1835 Panama or Peru? Missing Access
             

Pitar fluctuatus

(G. B. Sowerby II, 1851) - <1851 Ecuador Missing Access

 

 

Statistics

Conservation status Number of taxa (in percentage)
   
Extinct 31 (29.8%)
Missing 21 (20.2%)
Extinct in the Wild 0
Possibly Extinct in the Wild 0
Globally Rediscovered 23 (22.11%)
Rediscovered in the Wild 1 (0.96%)
Reintroduced 0
Hypothetical 0
Invalid 17 (16.35%)
Erroneously listed 0
Uncertain status 11 (10.58%)
   
Total 104

 

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