Invertebrates I01042017 There are 53 species of freshwater mussels and 12 aquatic snails listed as either threatened or endangered in Alabama. Like the fishes, preserving water quality and streambed habitat can best protect them from the effects of forestry operations. Closely following guidelines in Alabama’s Best Management Practices for Forestry will help ensure minimal impacts to freshwater invertebrates and their habitat. This list contains all counties in which the species are known to or believed to occur as reported by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service website. Species names followed by an asterisk (*) are listed as endangered and all others as threatened. Southern Clubshell Mussel Photo Credit: Alan Cressler Mollusks Southern Acornshell* (Epioblasma othcaloogensis) Ovate Clubshell* (Pleurobema perovatum) Bibb, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Elmore, Etowah, Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby, Cleburne, Coosa, Cullman, Dallas, Dekalb, Elmore, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lamar, Lawrence, Lee, Macon, Marengo, Marion, Purple Bankclimber (Elliptoideus sloatianus) Marshall, Monroe, Morgan, Perry, Pickens, Russell, Chambers, Lee, Russell Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Wilcox, Winston Choctaw Bean* (Villosa choctawensis) Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Southern Clubshell* (Pleurobema decisum) Crenshaw, Dale, Escambia, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Autauga, Baldwin, Bibb, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Lowndes, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike Cherokee, Chilton, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Dallas, Dekalb, Elmore, Etowah, Fayette, Cumberland Bean* (Villosa trabalis) Franklin, Greene, Jefferson, Lamar, Lee, Lowndes, Jackson Macon, Marengo, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Yellow Blossom* (Epioblasma florentina) Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Washington, Wilcox County level range not defined in Alabama. Round Ebonyshell* (Fusconaia rotulata) Cumberlandian Combshell* (Epioblasma brevidens) Bullock, Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Colbert Escambia, Pike Southern Combshell* (Epioblasma penita) Fanshell* (Cyprogenia stegaria) Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Winston Colbert, Lauderdale Upland Combshell* (Epioblasma metastriata) Alabama Heelsplitter (Potalmilus inflatus) Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Cleburne, Coosa, Dekalb , Elmore, Etowah, Jefferson, Lamar, Marengo, Marion, Monroe, Pickens, Sumter, Marshall, Perry, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Washington, Winston Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker Southern Kidneyshell* (Ptychobranchus jonesi) Snuffbox* (Epioblasma triquetra) Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Colbert, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Crenshaw, Dale, Escambia, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Madison, Marshall, Morgan Lowndes, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike Alabama Pearlshell* (Margaritifera marianae) Triangular Kidneyshell* (Ptychobranchus greeni) Conecuh, Crenshaw, Escambia, Monroe, Wilcox Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Elmore, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Cracking Pearlymussel* (Hemistena lata) Jefferson, Lawrence, Marshall, Shelby, St. Clair, Limestone Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Winston Dromedary Pearlymussel* (Dromus dromas) Alabama Lamp* (Lampsilis virescens) Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale Jackson, Madison, Marshall Pale Lilliput* (Toxolasma cylindrellus) Littlewing Pearlymussel* (Pegias fabula) Jackson, Marshall Lauderdale, Limestone Alabama Mocassinshell (Medionidus acutiossimus) Slabside Pearlymussel* (Pleuronaia Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Dallas, Elmore, Etowah, dolabelloides) Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lamar, Lawrence, Colbert, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Madison, Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Perry, Pickens, Shelby, St. Marshall Clair, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Winston Dark Pigtoe* (Pleurobema furvum) Coosa Mocassinshell* (Medionidus parvulus) Blount, Cullman, Fayette, Franklin, Jefferson, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Elmore, Etowah, Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, Lawrence, Marion, Morgan, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Talladega, Tallapoosa Winston Gulf Mocassinshell* (Medionidus penicillatus) Finerayed Pigtoe* (Fusconaia cuneolus) Geneva, Houston Jackson, Madison, Marshall Cumberland Monkeyface* (Quadrula intermedia) Flat Pigtoe* (Pleurobema marshalli) Colbert, Lauderdale Pickens Orangenacre Mucket (Lampsilis perovalis) Fuzzy Pigtoe (Pleurobema strodeanum) Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Choctaw, Conecuh, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Dallas, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lamar, Lawrence, Lowndes, Marion, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Escambia, Geneva, Marshall, Monroe, Perry, Pickens, Shelby, St. Clair, Henry, Houston, Lowndes, Monroe, Montgomery, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Wilcox, Winston Pike Pink Mucket (Lampsilis abrupta) Georgia Pigtoe* (Pleurobema hanleyianum) Colbert, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Cherokee, Clay, Coosa, Etowah, Tallapoosa Limestone, Madison, Marshall, Morgan Heavy Pigtoe* (Pleurobema taitianum) Oyster Mussel* (Epioblasma capsaeformis) Autauga, Dallas, Greene, Lowndes, Marengo, Colbert Perry, Pickens, Sumter, Wilcox Sheepnose* (Plethobasus cyphyus) Colbert, Jackson, Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison, Narrow Pigtoe (Fusconaia escambia) Marshall, Morgan Bullock, Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia, Lowndes, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike Oval Pigtoe* (Pleurobema pyriforme) Rabbitsfoot (Quadrula cylindrica ssp. cylindrical) Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Dale, Geneva, Colbert, Franklin, Jackson, Madison, Marshall Henry, Houston, Lee, Macon, Randolph, Russell Pink Ring* (Obovaria retusa) Rough Pigtoe* (Pleurobema plenum) Colbert, Lauderdale Colbert, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, Morgan Southern Sandshell (Hamiota australis) Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Shiny Pigtoe* (Fusconaia cor) Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Escambia, Geneva, Jackson, Madison, Marshall Henry, Houston, Lowndes, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike Southern Pigtoe* (Pleurobema georgianum) Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Chipola Slabshell (Elliptio chipolaensis) Cleburne, Coosa, Dekalb, Elmore, Etowah, Geneva, Houston Jefferson, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Tallapoosa Spectaclecase* (Cumberlandia monodonta) Colbert, Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison, Tapered Pigtoe (Fusconaia burkei) Marshall, Morgan Barbour, Bullock, Coffee, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Pike Stirrup* (Quadrula stapes) Greene, Pickens, Sumter Orangefoot Pimpleback* (Plethobasus cooperianus) White Wartyback* (Plethobasus cicatricosus) Colbert, Lauderdale Colbert, Lauderdale Finelined Pocketbook (Lampsilis altilis) Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Dekalb, Elmore, Etowah, Jefferson, Lee, Macon, Perry, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa Shinyrayed Pocketbook* (Lampsilis subangulata) Barbour, Geneva, Houston, Lee, Russell Snails Tulotoma Snail, Coosa and Alabama rivers Photo Credit: Al. Dept. of Conservation and Nat. Resources Slender Campeloma* (Campeloma decampi) Cylindrical Lioplax* (Lioplax cyclostomaformis) Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison Bibb, Jefferson, Shelby, Talladega, Tuscaloosa Lacy Elimia (Elimina renetella) Flat Pebblesnail* (Lepyrium showalteri) Clay, Talladega Bibb, Jefferson, Shelby, Tuscaloosa Rough Hornsnail* (Pleurocera foremani) Anthony’s Riversnail* (Athearnia anthonyi) Chilton, Coosa, Elmore, Shelby, Talladega Jackson, Limestone, Madison, Morgan Interrupted Rocksnail* (Leptoxis foremani) Round Rocksnail (Leptoxis ampla) Cherokee, Elmore, Etowah Bibb, Chilton, Jefferson, Shelby, Tuscaloosa Painted Rocksnail (Leptoxis taeniata) Armored Snail* (Pyrgulopsis pachyta) Calhoun, Chilton, Etowah, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega Limestone, Madison Plicate Rocksnail* (Leptoxis plicata) Tulotoma Snail* (Tulotoma magnifica) Blount, Jefferson, Walker Autauga, Clarke, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Lowndes, Monroe, Montgomery, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Wilcox Shrimp Alabama Cave Shrimp* (Palaemonias alabamae) Jackson, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, Morgan Alabama Cave Shrimp Photo Credit: Dave Deiter, The Huntsville Times Text Credit: Threatened and Endangered Species of Alabama: A Guide to Assist with Forestry Activities, Second Edition, USFWS This information is provided by the Alabama Forestry Commission For more information please visit: www.forestry.alabama.gov .