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.Epioblasma othcaloogensis, the southern acornshell or southern acorn riffle shell, is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae. It is only known from the Coosa and Cahaba Rivers of the southeastern United States.
ITIS Reports — ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.Epioblasma othcaloogensis. This is the species record for Epioblasma othcaloogensis which is generally accepted as the lowest biological taxon or classification for this form of life. The record is generally titled using the binomial, or two-part name, constructed from the genus; Epioblasma, the first part and the species; othcaloogensis, the second part.
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.The species is sexually dimorphic, with a swollen posterior ridge in females. The periostracum (external covering of the shell) is smooth, shiny, and yellow in color.
