Obliquaria reflexa

Rafinesque, 1820

Threehorn Wartyback

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G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.109254
Element CodeIMBIV30010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassBivalvia
OrderUnionoida
FamilyUnionidae
GenusObliquaria
Other Common Names
Obliquaire à trois cornes (FR)
Concept Reference
Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, P. M. Mikkelsen, R. J. Neves, C. F. E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F. G. Thompson, M. Vecchione, and J. D. Williams. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks. 2nd Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26, Bethesda, Maryland. 526 pp.
Conservation Status
Review Date2007-04-12
Change Date1996-11-25
Edition Date2009-05-07
Edition AuthorsCordeiro, J.
Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences> 300
Rank Reasons
This species occurs throughout most of the Mississippi River drainage from western Pennsylvania north into Michigan and Minnesota, southwest to eastern Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas; and in the Coosa-Alabama River and Tombigbee River systems in the southeast. Although once recorded from Lake Erie adn its tributaries, recently this species has been confirmed to be likely extirpated from the main channel of the Detroit River between Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie, Michigan/Ontario; due to zebra mussel invasion. Otherwise it is considered stable throughout its range.
Range Extent Comments
This species occurs throughout most of the Mississippi River drainage from western Pennsylvania north into Michigan and Minnesota, southwest to eastern Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas; and in the Coosa-Alabama River and Tombigbee River systems in the southeast (Parmalee and bogan, 1998). Although once recorded from Lake Erie and its tributaries (Clarke, 1981), recently this species has been confirmed to be likely extirpated from the main channel of the Detroit River between Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie, Michigan/Ontario; due to zebra mussel invasion (Schloesser et al., 2006).
Occurrences Comments
In Minnesota, it is widespread and abundant in the Mississippi River below St. Anthony Falls (recently expanded above the falls), and common in the lower St. Croix River; uncommon in the Minnesota River (Sietman, 2003). In Illinois, it is distributed and common in the larger rivers (Cummings and Mayer, 1997; Schanzle and Cummings, 1991); and much of Indiana including Wabash (Fisher, 2006). In Ohio, it is sporadic in southern rivers (Muskingum, Ohio Brush Creek) (Watters, 1992; 1995; Hoggarth et al., 2007; Watters et al., 2009), but may be extirpated from Lake Erie drainages. Recently the James (Perkins and Backlund, 2003) and Big Sioux River, South Dakota (Backlund, 2000). Oklahoma: Blue, Muddy Boggy, Kiamichi, Little (Vaughn and Taylor, 1999), Verdigris (Boeckman and Bidwell, 2008), Neosho, North Fork Canadian, Poteau Rivers; large creeks of the Arkansas drainage (not Chickaskia drainage); Neosho, Poteau, Lake Texoma, Big Caney (Washington Co.), Salt (Osage Co.); Washita, Blue, Kiamichi, Little and Glover Rivers and Pennington Creek; Tenkiller Ferry Reservoir (Illinois River) (Branson, 1984; Vaughn, 2000). In Kansas, it is in the Marais des Cygnes, Fall, Elk, Verdigris, Cottonwood, and Neosho Rivers but is likely extirpated from the Walnut and Spring Rivers (Couch, 1997). In Texas, it occurs from the Trinity drainage basin into systems north and east (Howells et al., 1996) incl. Village Creek drainage of Hardin, Tyler, and Polk Cos. in SE Texas in 2001-2002 (Bordelon and Harrel, 2004). It is threatened in Ohio and was recently found in Ohio Brush Creek (Matter et al., 2006). Although formerly thought to be extirpated in Pennsylvania (Bogan, 1993), it may still occur in the Upper Ohio basin (PA NHP, pers. comm., 2007) where it was widespread incl. Lower Monongahela basin (Ortmann, 1919). In West Virginia, it occurs in the Upper Ohio/Kanawha (Zeto et al., 1987). In Mississippi, it occurs in the Mississippi River North, Big Black, Yazoo, Tennessee, Pearl, and Tombigbee drainages (Jones et al., 2005). In Louisiana, it is widespread in the Pearl, Tqngipahoa, and Amite Rivers (Brown and Banks, 2001); upper Mississippi, Tensas, Boeuf, Bayou Bartholomew, Ouachita, Black, Little, Caddo, Bayou Pierre, Bayou Teche, Calcasieu, and Sabine and Neches Rivers (Vidrine, 1993). It occurs in Arkansas in the Ouachita (Posey et al., 1996; Posey, 1997), Poteau (Vaughn and Spooner, 2004), St. Francis (Ahlstedt and Jenkinson, 1991), Cache and White Rivers (Christian, 1995; Christian et al., 2005; Gordon, 1982; Gordon et al., 1994); and lower Arkansas (Gordon, 1985). In Tennessee, it is throughout the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers and major tributaries and is relict in the Hatchie River in west Tennessee. It has expanded its range upstream in the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers (in reservoirs) (Parmalee and Bogan, 1998). McGregor and Garner (2004) listed it in the Bear Creek drainage in Alabama/Mississippi. In Alabama, it is common throughout the Tennessee River system and Mobile basin (Ahlstedt, 1996; Mirarchi, 2004; Williams et al., 2008; McGregor et al., 1999). It is in Kentucky in the Middle Green and Barren Rivers (Cochran and Layzer, 1993), but is distributed to occasional nearly statewide (Cicerello and Schuster, 2003). In the Coosa River basin in Georgia, it occurs in the Coosa, Etowah, Oostanaula, and Conasauga River drainages (Williams and Hughes, 2001). This species was recently collected from the Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa and Greene/Hale Cos. and upper Tombigbee River in Sumter and Greene Cos., Alabama (Williams et al., 1992). In Wisconsin, it is known from the Wisconsin and Mississippi Rivers (Mathiak, 1979). It is in Michigan in St. Clair drainage (Badra and Goforth, 2003). In Canada, it is rare with a few specimens in recent years in the Sydenham River, Ontario (Metcalfe-Smith et al., 2003), and historically in the lower Thames and Grand Rivers and western Lake Erie, all Ontario (Metcalfe-Smith and Cudmore-Vokey, 2004).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species is typical of the large rivers where there is moderately strong current and a stable substrate composed of gravel, sand, and mud. Although found at depths of up to 20 feet, it seems to do well at a depth of no more than four to six feet often in shallow, sand- and mud-bottom river embayments with little or no current. It also occurs in many reservoirs (Parmalee and Bogan, 1998).

Reproduction

Barnart and Baird (2000) observed a natural infestation of the glochidia of this species on goldeye (Hiodonta alosoides) with numerous glochidia that had grown while encysted. Other hosts include Ericymba buccata (silverjaw minnow), Luxilus chrysocephalus (common shiner), and Rhynichthys cataractae (longnose dace) (Watters et al., 1998; 1999).
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
KansasS3Yes
MissouriS4Yes
MichiganS1Yes
IllinoisS4Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
IowaS1Yes
AlabamaS5Yes
ArkansasS4Yes
PennsylvaniaS3Yes
KentuckyS4Yes
South DakotaS1Yes
GeorgiaS4Yes
LouisianaS5Yes
OklahomaS3Yes
OhioS3Yes
MississippiS5Yes
WisconsinS3Yes
TennesseeS5Yes
TexasS4Yes
IndianaS3Yes
West VirginiaS3Yes
CanadaN1
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS1Yes
Roadless Areas (1)
Alabama (1)
AreaForestAcres
Reed BrakeTalladega National Forest621
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