Purple Cat's Paw (=Purple Cat's Paw Pearlymussel)

Epioblasma obliquata (Rafinesque 1820)

Epioblasma obliquata (Purple Cat's Paw (=Purple Cat's Paw Pearlymussel)) is a species of mussels in the family unionid freshwater mussels. They are associated with freshwater habitat.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000873
Definition: A biome that applies to the freshwater realm.

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EOL has data for 4 attributes, including:

conservation status
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#ConservationStatus
- Definition: degree of conservation concern as assessed by a government agency or other recognized authority such as IUCN or CITES
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endangered
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/federalEndangered
- Definition: The organism has federal Endangered status in the United States of America.
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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United States
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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small river
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000890
- Comment: "Small" is ambiguous. For details on "Small rivers" (e.g. the Salween river) see http://worldwildlife.org/biomes/small-river-ecosystems. This class will be replaced with a less ambiguous class.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Purple Cat's paw (=Purple Cat's paw pearlymussel). View this species on GBIF