Species description
Amblema plicata
No conservation status in Kansas, populations are declining in the Kansas River basin
Formerly widespread and abundant in the eastern two thirds of the Kansas River basin, has experienced range reduction through thinning and loss from tributaries, rarely observed in large numbers.*
* 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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