Yellow lampmussel (Lampsilis cariosa) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 1

Assessment Summary – May 2004

Common name: Yellow lampmussel

Scientific name: Lampsilis cariosa

Status: Special Concern

Reason for designation: Populations quite large and apparently stable in Canada but found only in Sydney River, Nova Scotia and Saint John River watershed, New Brunswick. Threats are currently very limited but there are long-term concerns related to the potential for introduction of zebra mussels into the Saint John River, and maintaining habitat quality of the sole population in the Sydney River.

Occurrence: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia

Status history: Designated Special Concern in May 2004. Assessment based on a new status report.