Yellow Blossom Pearlymussel
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Facts Summary:
The Yellow Blossom Pearlymussel (Epioblasma florentina) is a species of concern belonging in the species group "clams" and found in the following area(s): Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia. This species is also known by the following name(s): 3 subspecies endangered: Tan Riffleshell (Epioblasma florentina walkeri), Y. B. Pearlymussel (Epioblasma florentina florentina), Curtis Pearlymussel (Epioblasma florentina curtisii).
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