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Scientific Name
Apalone spinifera
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Apalone spinifera (LeSueur, 1827)
Park
Blue Ridge Parkway (BLRI)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Spiny Softshell
Park Synonyms
Apalone spinifera 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 |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Hays, T. and N. Hays. 2006. Inventory of the Herpetofauna of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Final Report to the National Park Service, Appalachian Highlands Inventory and Monitoring Network, Asheville, NC, from Accipiter Biological Consultants, Portal, AZ. 44pp plus Appendices.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Hays, T. and N. Hays. 2006. Inventory of the Herpetofauna of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Final Report to the National Park Service, Appalachian Highlands Inventory and Monitoring Network, Asheville, NC, from Accipiter Biological Consultants, Portal, AZ. 44pp plus Appendices.
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Hays, T. and N. Hays. 2006. Inventory of the Herpetofauna of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Final Report to the National Park Service, Appalachian Highlands Inventory and Monitoring Network, Asheville, NC, from Accipiter Biological Consultants, Portal, AZ. 44pp plus Appendices.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
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Created Date
8/7/2007 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
rasmith@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
8/24/2022 2:03:39 PM
Notes
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Residency was Unknown with comment: Data Source: Hays, T. and N. Hays. 2006. Inventory of the Herpetofauna of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Final Report to the National Park Service, Appalachian Highlands Inventory and Monitoring Network, Asheville, NC, from Accipiter Biological Consultants, Portal, AZ. 44pp plus Appendices.
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