Common name: Salamander Mussel

Scientific name: Simpsonaias ambigua (Say, 1825)

Class:

Bivalvia (Bivalves)

Order:

Unionoida (Freshwater Mussels)

Family:

Unionidae (Unionid Mussels)

Synonyms:

Other common names:

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Habitat type(s):

Habitat description(s)

Lacustrine:

Shallow water

Riverine:

BIG RIVER, MEDIUM RIVER, CREEK, Moderate gradient

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Ecological systems and subsytems (about):

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Conservation:

Global conservation status rank:

G1G2

Critically Imperiled or Imperiled globally - At very high or high risk of extinction due to rarity or other factors; typically 20 or fewer populations or locations in the world, very few individuals, very restricted range, few remaining acres (or miles of stream), and/or steep declines. More information is needed to assign either G1 or G2.

State conservation status rank:

S1

Critically Imperiled in New York - Especially vulnerable to disappearing from New York due to extreme rarity or other factors; typically 5 or fewer populations or locations in New York, very few individuals, very restricted range, very few remaining acres (or miles of stream), and/or very steep declines.

Federal protection:

Proposed Endangered

Proposed for Listing as Endangered under the Federal Endangered Species Act

State protection:

Not Listed

Not listed or protected by New York State.

SGCN:

NYNHP track status:

Y: Track all extant and selected historical EOs

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More information:

Conservation guide:

None

NatureServe explorer link:

https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.114652/Simpsonaias_ambigua/