Reginaia ebenus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Reginaia |
| Species: | R. ebenus
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| Binomial name | |
| Reginaia ebenus (I. Lea, 1831)
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Reginaia ebenus is a species of mussel.[1][2][3] It goes by the common name ebonyshell.[1][2][4]
The species is listed as least concern by the IUCN,[1] but is endangered in Missouri[5] and Minnesota.[6]
History
[edit]Originally the native range for this extended from around the Twin Cities in Minnesota and the Upper Mississippi, and went all the way downstream to the Gulf of Mexico. Then in 1913, a dam was built on the Mississippi River at Keokuk, Iowa cutting off the northern home range for breeding ebonyshells.[7]
Taxonomy
[edit]The species was once in the genus Fusconaia but is currently in Reginaia.[1]
Occurrence
[edit]It has been found in states like Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia and Oklahoma.[1]
Conservation
[edit]In Minnesota pollution and dams have been a cause for its decline.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Cummings, K.; Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Fusconaia ebena". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T188910A1915208. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T188910A1915208.en. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "Reginaia ebenus Ebonyshell". NatureServe. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Fusconaia ebena (Lea 1831) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ "Missouri Fish and Wildlife Information System". mdc12.mdc.mo.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ "Ebonyshell". Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ a b "Reginaia ebenus : Ebonyshell | Rare Species Guide". Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ Bohn, Ryan. "Fusconaia ebena". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
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