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Species of bivalve, freshwater mussel
Obovaria olivaria
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Order:
Unionida
Family:
Unionidae
Genus:
Obovaria
Species:
O. olivaria
Binomial name
Obovaria olivaria
Synonyms
[3]
Amblema olivaria Rafinesque, 1820
Amblema olivaria subsp. dilatata Rafinesque, 1820
Amblema olivaria subsp. fasciolaris Rafinesque, 1820
Margarita (Unio ) ellipsis (I.Lea, 1827)
Margaron (Unio ) ellipsis (I.Lea, 1827)
Obovaria (Pseudoon ) ellipsis (I.Lea, 1827)
Unio ellipsis I.Lea, 1827
Unio pealei I.Lea, 1871
Obovaria olivaria is a
species of
freshwater mussel , an
aquatic
bivalve
mollusk in the family
Unionidae , the river mussels. It is commonly referred to as hickorynut .
[4]
The species is native to eastern North America. It is found in the drainages of the
Ohio River , the
St. Lawrence River , and the
Great Lakes . It is known to use only
sturgeons as larval hosts.
[5]
Although the species is considered of least concern by the
IUCN , it is considered endangered across much of its native habitat. The species is especially threatened near the Great Lakes and in
Canada .
[2]
[5] According to
NatureServe , the hickorynut is presumed to be
extirpated in
Kansas ,
Alabama and
Ohio and may have been extirpated from
Nebraska and
Pennsylvania .
[2]
^ Cummings, K.; Cordeiro, J. (2012).
"Obovaria olivaria " .
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012 : e.T15022A547105.
doi :
10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T15022A547105.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021 .
^
a
b
c NatureServe (3 March 2023).
"Obovaria olivaria " . NatureServe Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer . Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 7 March 2023 .
^
"Obovaria olivaria (Rafinesque, 1820)" .
Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 7 March 2023 .
^
"Obovaria olivaria (Hickorynut)" . Michigan Natural Features Inventory . Michigan State University. Retrieved 7 March 2023 .
^
a
b Bucholz, Jamie R.; Sard, Nicholas M.; VanTassel, Nichelle M.; Lozier, Jeffrey D.; Morris, Todd J.; Paquet, Annie; Zanatta, David T. (2022-01-26).
"RAD-tag and mitochondrial DNA sequencing reveal the genetic structure of a widespread and regionally imperiled freshwater mussel, Obovaria olivaria (Bivalvia: Unionidae)" . Ecology and Evolution . 12 (1): e8560.
doi :
10.1002/ece3.8560 .
ISSN
2045-7758 .
PMC
8794720 .
PMID
35127054 .
Obovaria olivaria Amblema olivaria