Athearnia anthonyi NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network. Therefore the NatureServe is a nonprofit, tax-exempt charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law. The image shown above shows the cool colors that ombre across its shell.
FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video.Athearnia anthonyi is a rare species of freshwater snail in the family Pleuroceridae. Its common name is Anthony’s riversnail. It is native to three rivers in the Tennessee River system in the United States: the main branch and the Sequatchie River and Limestone Creek. Although nominally the single surviving representative of a unique pleurocerid taxon, Athearnia anthonyi (Budd, in Redfield, 1854) is so rarely collected that even its specific status has been uncertain. Also Status: Endangered: Listed: April 15, 1994: Family: Pleuroceridae: Description: Relatively large freshwater snail that is ovate and olive green to yellowish brown in color. Although nominally the single surviving representative of a unique pleurocerid taxon, Budd, in Redfield, 1854) is so rarely collected that even its specific status has been uncertain.
