Freshwater Mussels
There are 28 species and subspecies of threatened freshwater mussels in Michigan. Of these, 9 are species of special concern, 6 are listed as threatened and 13 are endangered. Six are also federally listed as endangered.
| Species | Common name | State status | Federal status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alasmidonta marginata | Elktoe | Special Concern | |
| Alasmidonta viridis | Slippershell mussel | Threatened | |
| Cyclonaias tuberculata | Purple wartyback | Threatened | |
| Epioblasma obliquata perobliqua | White catspaw | Endangered | Endangered |
| Epioblasma torulosa rangiana | Northern riffleshell | Endangered | Endangered |
| Epioblasma triquetra | Snuffbox | Endangered | Endangered |
| Lampsilis fasciola | Wavy-rayed lampmussel | Threatened | |
| Leptodea leptodon | Scaleshell | Special Concern | Endangered |
| Ligumia nasuta | Eastern pondmussel | Endangered | |
| Ligumia recta | Black sandshell | Endangered | |
| Obliquaria reflexa | Threehorn wartyback | Endangered | |
| Obovaria olivaria | Hickorynut | Endangered | |
| Obovaria subrotunda | Round hickorynut | Endangered | |
| Pleurobema clava | Clubshell | Endangered | Endangered |
| Pleurobema sintoxia | Round pigtoe | Special Concern | |
| Potamilus ohiensis | Pink papershell | Threatened | |
| Ptychobranchus fasciolaris | Kidney shell | Special Concern | |
| Pyganodon lacustris | Lake floater | Special Concern | |
| Pyganodon subgibbosa | Round lake floater | Threatened | |
| Simpsonaias ambigua | Salamander mussel | Endangered | |
| Toxolasma lividus | Purple lilliput | Endangered | |
| Toxolasma parvus | lilliput | Endangered | |
| Truncilla donaciformis | Fawnsfoot | Threatened | |
| Truncilla truncata | Deertoe | Special Concern | |
| Utterbackia imbecillis | Paper pondshell | Special Concern | |
| Venustaconcha ellipsiformis | Ellipse | Special Concern | |
| Villosa fabalis | Rayed bean | Endangered | Endangered |
| Villosa iris | Rainbow | Special Concern |
Read more about this topic: List Of Threatened Fauna Of Michigan