Villosa trabalis, the Cumberland bean pearly mussel, Cumberland bean, or purple bean, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Villosa |
| Species: | V. trabalis
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| Villosa trabalis (Conrad, 1834)
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This species is endemic to the United States. It can be found in Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee, is likely extirpated from Alabama and possibly extirpated from North Carolina and Georgia.[4] Its natural habitat is riffles in steams or rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[4]
It is a federally listed endangered species,[5] having received the designation from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1976.[5][6]: 24064 It is also protected under Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.[2]: 59
References
edit- ^ Bogan, A.E.; Seddon, M.B.; et al. (Mollusc Specialist Group) (2000). "Venustaconcha trabalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T22976A9404092. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T22976A9404092.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "Villosa trabalis". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ a b NatureServe (7 April 2023). "Venustaconcha trabalis". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Cumberland bean (pearlymussel) (Villosa trabalis)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ 41 FR 24062
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