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Scientific Name
Apalone spinifera spinifera
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Apalone spinifera spinifera (LeSueur, 1827)
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Eastern Spiny Softshell
Park Synonyms
Apalone spinifera
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Testudines |
| Suborder | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily | Trionychoidea |
| Family | Trionychidae |
| Subfamily | Trionychinae |
| Genus | Apalone |
| Species | Apalone spinifera |
| Subspecies | Apalone spinifera spinifera |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Uncommon
Seasonality Tags
- Breeder
Park Rank Tags
- Park rare
Taxa Group Tags
- Reptile
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
17
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted from non-NPSpecies format by I&M Office
Created Date
10/31/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
ALoar@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
4/18/2019 12:58:40 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: ATBI Sensitivity = Public Sensitivity Notes: NC state listed; rare in park but common outside of park; Taxonomy Notes: valid; General Notes: Cash does not record subspecies but Buhlmann et al. puts us clearly in the eastern range
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