Common name: Scaleshell
Scientific name: Leptodea leptodon (Rafinesque, 1820)

Class:
Bivalvia (Bivalves)
Order:
Unionoida (Freshwater Mussels)
Family:
Unionidae (Unionid Mussels)
Synonyms:
Other common names:

Habitat type(s):
Habitat description(s)
Riverine:
CREEK, MEDIUM RIVER, BIG RIVER, High gradient, Moderate gradient, Riffle

Ecological systems and subsytems (about):

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:
SNA
Not Applicable - A state conservation status rank is not applicable because the species is not a suitable target for conservation activities (e.g., species is a hybrid, a domesticated species, not native to New York, an accidental or infrequent visitor outside of its normal range, a transient or migrant just passing through the state, or a species with only unconfirmed or doubtful reports).
Federal protection:
Not Listed
State protection:
Not Listed
Not listed or protected by New York State.
SGCN:
NYNHP track status:
N: Do not track

More information:
Conservation guide:
None
NatureServe explorer link:
https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.115603/Leptodea_leptodon/