Recovery Strategies

Recovery Strategy for the Wavyrayed Lampmussel (Lampsilis fasciola) in Canada

The Wavyrayed Lampmussel (Lampsilis fasciola, Rafinesque 1820) is a small sexually dimorphic mussel recognized by its yellow or yellowish-green rounded shell. The shell is characterized by numerous thin wavy green rays that may be narrow and individual or coalesced into wider rays in some specimens. Regardless of size, the rays are always wavy with multiple interruptions giving rise to the common name of this mussel. The species is usually found in small to medium, clear, hydrologically stable rivers where it inhabits clean sand/gravel substrates in and around shallow riffle areas.

Consultation period: 2006-07-18 to 2006-09-16

File(s)

• HTML version of "Recovery Strategy for the Wavyrayed Lampmussel (Lampsilis fasciola) in Canada (Final Version)"
• "Recovery Strategy for the Wavyrayed Lampmussel (Lampsilis fasciola) in Canada (Final Version)" (2007-02-23) (PDF format, 1,846.38 KB)

• HTML version of "Proposed Recovery Strategy for the Wavyrayed Lampmussel (Lampsilis fasciola) in Canada"
• "Proposed Recovery Strategy for the Wavyrayed Lampmussel (Lampsilis fasciola) in Canada" (2006-07-18) (PDF format, 2,765.98 KB)

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Contact Person(s)

Director
SARA Directorate
Department of Fisheries and Oceans
200 Kent St.
Ottawa, ON
K1A 0E6
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Related Species

• Wavy-rayed Lampmussel

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