North Carolina’s Federally Endangered and Threatened Species List

Mussels

Common Name

Scientific Name

Appalachian elktoe

Alasmidonta raveneliana

Dwarf wedgemussel

Alasmidonta heterodon

Tar River spinymussel

Elliptio steinstansana

Carolina heelsplitter

Lasmigona decorata

Littlewing pearlymussel

Pegias fabula

Slabside Pearlymussel

Pleuronaia dolabelloides

Cumberland monkeyface

Theliderma (=Quadrula) intermedia

Appalachian monkeyface

Theliderma (=Quadrula sparsa

Snails

Anthony’s riversnail

Athearnia anthonyi

Noonday snail

Mesodon clarki nantahala

Fish

Smoky madtom

Noturus baileyi

Shortnose sturgeon

Acipenser brevisrostrum

Spotfin chub

Cyprinella monacha

Waccamaw silverside

Menidia extensa

Cape Fear shiner

Notropis mekistocholas

Roanoke logperch

Percina rex