Villosa trabalis
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Villosa |
| Species: | V. trabalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Villosa trabalis (Conrad, 1834) | |
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Villosa trabalis, the Cumberland bean pearly mussel, Cumberland bean, or purple bean, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae.
This species is endemic to the United States. It can be found in Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee, is likely extirpated from Alabama and possibly extirpated from North Carolina and Georgia.[4] Its natural habitat is riffles in steams or rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[4]
It is a federally listed endangered species,[5] having received the designation from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1976.[5][6]: 24064 It is also protected under Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.[2]: 59
References
[edit]- ^ Bogan, A.E.; Seddon, M.B.; et al. (Mollusc Specialist Group) (2000). "Venustaconcha trabalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T22976A9404092. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T22976A9404092.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "Villosa trabalis". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ a b NatureServe (7 April 2023). "Venustaconcha trabalis". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Cumberland bean (pearlymussel) (Villosa trabalis)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ 41 FR 24062
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