Salamander mussel
| Salamander mussel | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Simpsonaias Frierson, 1914 |
| Species: | S. ambigua
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| Binomial name | |
| Simpsonaias ambigua (Say, 1825)
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| Synonyms | |
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Simpsoniconcha ambigua (Say, 1825) | |
Simpsonaias ambigua, the salamander mussel or mudpuppy mussel, is a species of bivalve in the family Unionidae. It is unique among freshwater mussels in using mudpuppies as its glochidial host. It is the only freshwater mussel known to have a non-fish host.[2]
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.[3]
References[]
- ^ Bogan, A.E.; Woolnough, D.; Seddon, M.B. (2017). "Simpsonaias ambigua". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T20247A62905797. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T20247A62905797.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Simpsonaias ambigua Michigan Natural Features Inventory" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-04-15. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
- ^ COSEWIC. 2005. Canadian Species at Risk. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. 64 pp., page 13.
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