Margaritifera margaritifera
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
MOLLUSCA |
BIVALVIA |
UNIONOIDA |
MARGARITIFERIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Margaritifera margaritifera |
| Species Authority: |
Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Infra-specific Taxa Assessed: |
|
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Freshwater Pearl Mussel |
|
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Endangered
A1ce+2c
ver 2.3
|
| Year Assessed: |
1996 |
| Annotations: |
Needs updating
|
| Assessor/s |
Mollusc Specialist Group |
| History: |
| 1994 |
– |
Vulnerable
(IUCN)
|
| 1990 |
– |
Vulnerable
(IUCN 1990)
|
| 1988 |
– |
Vulnerable
|
| 1986 |
– |
Vulnerable
(IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)
|
| 1983 |
– |
Vulnerable
|
|
Geographic Range
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| Countries: |
Native:
Austria; Belgium; Czech Republic; Denmark; Finland; France; Germany; Ireland; Latvia; Luxembourg; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Russian Federation; Spain; Sweden; United Kingdom
|
Habitat and Ecology
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