Facts Summary:
The Tubercled Blossom Pearlymussel (Epioblasma torulosa) is a species of concern belonging in the species group "clams" and found in the following area(s): Alabama, Canada (Ontario), Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia. This species is also known by the following name(s): 3 subspecies endangered: Northern Riffleshell (Epioblasma torulosa rangiana), Green Blossom Pearlymussel (Epioblasma torulosa gubernaculum), T. B. Pearlymussel (Epioblasma torulosa torulosa).
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