Global InformationNore pearl mussel information
| Nore pearl mussel | |
|---|---|
Conservation status
| |
 Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Margaritiferidae |
| Genus: | Margaritifera |
| Species: | M. durrovensis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Margaritifera durrovensis (Phillips, 1928)
| |
The Nore pearl mussel (Margaritifera durrovensis) is a critically endangered species of freshwater pearl mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Margaritiferidae.
The species is endemic to Ireland and was first identified by R.A. Phillips in 1926, who later declared it a new species in Volume 18 of the Proceedings of the Malacological Society. This designation was controversial, and the taxonomic status of the Nore pearl mussel remains inconclusive. It is often described as a rare ecophenotype of M. margaritifera. The European Union's Habitats Directive on the conservation of natural habitats and wild fauna placed Margaritifera durrovensis on Annex II and Annex V as a separate taxon.[2]
- ^ "Ireland Red List No.2 - Non-Marine Molluscs" (PDF). Byrne et al. 2009. National Biodiversity Data Centre. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
- ^ Geist, Juergen; Moorkens, Evelyn; Killeen, Ian; Feind, Sarah; Stoeckle, Bernhard C.; Connor, Áine O.; Kuehn, Ralph (2018). "Genetic structure of Irish freshwater pearl mussels (Margaritifera margaritifera and Margaritifera durrovensis): Validity of subspecies, roles of host fish, and conservation implications". Aquatic Conservation. 28 (4): 769–1022. doi:10.1002/aqc.2913. S2CID 90028332. Retrieved 2020-03-10.