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Species Documented from Maine

Distribution maps for each mussel species can be opened by clicking on the common name. Maps were prepared by the Maine Aquatic Biodiversity Project (MABP) and represent records in the MABP database as of December 2004.

Family Common Name Scientific Name Status1
Margaritiferidae Eastern pearlshell Margaritifera margaritifera Stable
Unionidae Triangle floater Alasmidonta undulata Special Concern
Unionidae Brook floater Alasmidonta varicosa Special Concern
Unionidae Alewife floater Anodonta implicata Stable
Unionidae Eastern elliptio Elliptio complanata Stable
Unionidae Yellow lampmussel Lampsilis cariosa Threatened
Unionidae Eastern lampmussel Lampsilis radiata radiata Stable
Unionidae Tidewater mucket Leptodea ochracea Threatened
Unionidae Eastern floater Pyganodon cataracta Stable
Unionidae Creeper Strophitus undulatus Special Concern

(1) Status of species in Maine. Source: Nedeau, E.J., M.A. McCollough and B.I. Swartz. 2000. The Freshwater Mussels of Maine. Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Augusta, Maine. 118 pp.


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