Endangered Clams of North America**
| Show clams in North America with profiles available. | |
| Show all clams of concern in North America. |
Click on the species name to view its profile. Click on a species groups (mammals, reptiles, etc.) from the menu above to see more endangered creatures in North America.
| Common Name | Range *** |
|---|---|
| Alabama Lampmussel | Tennessee |
| Alabama Moccasinshell | Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi |
| Alabama Pearl Shell | Alabama |
| Altamaha Arcmussel | Georgia |
| Altamaha Pocketbook | Georgia |
| Altamaha Spinymussel | Georgia |
| Appalachian Elktoe | North Carolina, Tennessee |
| Appalachian Monkeyface Pearlymussel | Tennessee, Virginia |
| Arkansas Fatmucket | Arkansas |
| Atlantic Pigtoe | United States |
| Birdwing Pearlymussel | Tennessee, Virginia |
| Black Clubshell | Alabama, Mississippi |
| Carolina Heelsplitter | North Carolina, South Carolina |
| Catspaw Pearlymussel | Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee |
| Chipola Slabshell | Alabama, Florida |
| Clubshell | Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia |
| Coosa Moccasinshell | Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee |
| Cracking Pearlymussel | Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia |
| Cumberland Bean Pearlymussel | Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia |
| Cumberland Combshell | Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia |
| Cumberland Elktoe | Kentucky, Tennessee |
| Cumberland Monkeyface Pearlymussel | Tennessee, Virginia |
| Cumberland Pigtoe | Tennessee |
| Dark Pigtoe | Alabama |
| Dromedary Pearlymussel | Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia |
| Dwarf Wedgemussel | Canada (New Brunswick), United States |
| Fanshell | Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia |
| Fat Pocketbook | Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio |
| Fat Three-ridge Mussel | Florida, Georgia |
| Fine-lined Pocketbook | Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee |
| Fine-rayed Pigtoe Pearlymussel | Tennessee, Virginia |
| Flat Pigtoe | Alabama, Mississippi |
| Fuzzy Pigtoe | Alabama, Florida |
| Giant Clam | North America (United States Territory) |
| Gulf Moccasinshell | Alabama, Florida, Georgia |
| Heavy Pigtoe | Alabama, Mississippi |
| Higgins Eye Pearlymussel | Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Wisconsin |
| Inflated Heelsplitter | Alabama, Louisiana |
| James Spinymussel | Virginia, West Virginia |
| Littlewing Pearlymussel | Alabama, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia |
| Narrow Pigtoe | United States |
| Ochlockonee Moccasinshell | Florida, Georgia |
| Orangefoot Pimpleback Pearlymussel | Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee |
| Oval Pigtoe | Alabama, Florida, Georgia |
| Ovate Clubshell | Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee |
| Oyster Mussel | Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia |
| Pale Lilliput Pearlymussel | Alabama, Tennessee |
| Pink Mucket Pearlymussel | Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia |
| Pink Ring Mussel | Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia |
| Purple Bankclimber | Alabama, Florida, Georgia |
| Purple Bean | Tennessee, Virginia |
| Rio Grande Monkeyface | New Mexico, Texas |
| Rough Pigtoe | Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia |
| Salina Mucket | Texas |
| Scaleshell Mussel | Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wisconsin |
| Shiny Pigtoe | Tennessee, Virginia |
| Shinyrayed Pocketbook | Alabama, Florida, Georgia |
| Southern Acornshell | Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee |
| Southern Clubshell | Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee |
| Southern Combshell | Alabama, Mississippi |
| Southern Giant Clam | North America (United States Territory) |
| Southern Kidneyshell | Alabama, Florida |
| Southern Pigtoe | Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee |
| Speckled Pocketbook | Arkansas |
| Suwannee Moccasinshell | Florida |
| Tar River Spinymussel | North Carolina |
| Texas Heelsplitter | Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas |
| Texas Hornshell | Mexico (Coahuila), Texas |
| Triangular Kidneyshell | Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee |
| Tubercled Blossom Pearlymussel | Alabama, Canada (Ontario), Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia |
| Turgid Blossom Pearlymussel | Tennessee |
| Upland Combshell | Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee |
| White Wartyback Pearlymussel | Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee |
| Winged Mapleleaf | Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio |
| Yellow Lampmussel | Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia), United States |
**What clams are listed here?:
The North America section of this site lists the folllowing clams appearing on select endangered species lists:- Clams that dwell in or migrate to any part of the North American continent, except Hawaii, which has its own section.
- Clams of Greenland and adjacent Atlantic islands.
- Clams of the Mexican Holarctic.
- Clams of the Gulf of Maine.
Disclaimer:
This list combines species from several endangered species lists. Using the total
count of species found on this site as an official count of endangered species of the world is not recommended. For more
information on what creatures are listed on this site, please visit our About EEC page.
