Species description Uniomerus tetralasmus No conservation status in Kansas, populations are declining in the Kansas River basin
Formerly widespread in the Kansas River basin and western tributary basins, locally common to abundant in streams with pooled habitat, ponds and reservoirs, has experienced loss from smaller tributaries.*
The photo below shows both a male (above) and a female (below) specimen.
 * Comments on Kansas River species provided by Steve Cringan, based in part on observations in: Angelo, R.T., M.S.Cringan, E.Hays, C.A.Goodrich, E.J.Miller, M.A.VanScoyoc, B.R.Simmons. 2009. Historical Changes in the Occurrence and Distribution of Freshwater Mussels in Kansas, Great Plains Research 19(1):89-126.
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