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Scientific Name: Strophitus undulatusClassification:  State ThreatenedPhoto Credits: Michael Perkins

Scientific Name: Villosa trabalisClassification:  State ExtirpatedPhoto Credit: NCWRC

Scientific Name: Medionidus conradicusClassification:  State Extirpated 

Scientific Name:  Alasmidonta heterodonPhoto Credit: Michael Perkins

Scientific Name: Villosa delumbisPhoto Credit: Michael Perkins

Scientific Name: Lampsilis radiataClassification:  State ThreatenedPhoto Credits: Michael Perkins

Scientific Name: Ligumia nasutaClassification:  State ThreatenedPhoto Credits: Michael Perkins

Scientific Name: Lasmigona subviridisClassification:  State EndangeredPhoto Credits: Michael Perkins

Scientific Name: Ptychobranchus fasciolarisClassification:  State Extirpated

Scientific Name: Pegias fabulaClassification:  Federal and State EndangeredPhoto Credit: Michael PerkinsThis species was described by Isaac Lea in 1838 from the Stones River in Tennessee. The little-wing pearlymussel is one of the smallest freshwater mussel species: adults rarely exceed 35 mm in length. The species' name is descriptive of its wing-like appearance.