Rocky Mountain Ridged Mussel (Gonidea angulata) wildspecies.ca

May Be At Risk

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Freshwater mussels

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The General Status ranks do not have legal weight. They are meant to identify the species that may be at risk in Canada.

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Common Names

English common name:

Rocky Mountain Ridged Mussel

In English, species in the tribe Gonideini are named "Ridged Mussel".

French common name:

Gonidée des Rocheuses

In French, species in the tribe Gonideini are named "Gonidée" (feminine).

Year	English common name	French common name
2005	Western Ridged Mussel	Gonidée des Rocheuses
2010	Western Ridged Mussel	Gonidée des Rocheuses
2015
2020

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

PROTOSTOMIA

Superphylum

Spiralia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Bivalvia

Subclass

Autobranchia

Superorder

Heteroconchia

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2005	Gonidea angulata	Unionidae	Unionoida
2010	Gonidea angulata	Unionidae	Unionoida
2015	Gonidea angulata	Unionidae	Unionoida
2020	Gonidea angulata	Unionidae	Unionida

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change	Notes
2005	Imperiled
2010	Imperiled
2015	Imperiled
2020	Imperiled

Original Ranks:

Canada
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Imperiled - N2
2020	Imperiled - N2

Yukon
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Imperiled - S2
2020	Imperiled - S2

Alberta
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Saskatchewan
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Manitoba
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Ontario
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Quebec
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

New Brunswick
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nova Scotia
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Prince Edward Island
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland and Labrador
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015
2020

Labrador
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Pacific Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present