Endangered and Threatened Species Factsheets - Mussels

The content for these factsheets was originally presented in the Endangered and Threatened Invertebrates of Wisconsin, a free publication available by contacting the Endangered Resources Program. Also see a page of aquatic insect species references.

Letters in parentheses indicate the date each species was listed.

Endangered

(H) Spectaclecase Cumberlandia monodonta
(H) Purple Wartyback Cyclonaias tuberculata
(H) Butterfly Ellipsaria lineolata
(H) Elephant-Ear Elliptio crassidens
(H) Snuffbox Epioblasma triquetra
(H) Ebonyshell Fusconaia ebena
(C) Higgins Eye Lampsilis higginsii *
(H) Yellow Sandshell Lampsilis teres anodontoides
(H) Slough Sandshell Lampsilis teres teres
(H) Bullhead Plethobasus cyphyus
(H) Winged Mapleleaf Quadrula fragosa *
(H) Rainbow Villosa iris

Threatened

(H) Slippershell mussel Alasmidonta viridis
(H) Rock-Pocketbook Arcidens confragosus
(H) Monkeyface Quadrula metanevra
(H) Wartyback Quadrula nodulata
(H) Salamander Mussel Simpsonaias ambigua
(H) Buckhorn Tritogonia verrucosa
(H) Ellipse Venustaconcha ellipsiformis