RABBITSFOOT

Photo by Bob Gress
used by permission

Federal Status:
None

State Status:
Endangered

• Range:
  Dark Blue = Counties with designated critical habitat
  Light Blue = Historical records
  A detailed range map may be found in the Mussel Bed
• Comments: This mussel is named because of its general shape. Its length is about three times longer than its height. The elongated, greenish-brown shell has a row of knobs and exhibits a beautiful pattern of dark triangles. It is one of the rarest mussels in Kansas and throughout its range. The rabbitsfoot is most often found in clear streams with swift current flowing over gravel substrates. Specimens can be found in the Spring River and a short stretch of the mid-Neosho River. The fish host for this mussel in Kansas has been identified as the spotfin shiner.  Fish hosts include bluntface shiner, cardinal shiner, red shiner and the spotfin shiner.

Other Gastropods on the Kansas T&E List