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INVERTEBRATES

An invertebrate is an animal, such as an insect or mollusk, that lacks a backbone or spinal column.

Common Name Scientific Name Status
Bankclimber, purple (mussel) Elliptoideus sloatianus EN
Beetle, American burying Nicrophorus americanus CR
Butterfly, Karner blue Lycaeides melissa samuelis EN
Moccasinshell, Gulf Medionidus penicillatus CR
Moccasinshell, Ochlockonee Medionidus simpsonianus CR
Pigtoe, oval Pleurobema pyriforme EN
Pocketbook, shinyrayed Lampsilis subangulata EN
Shrimp, squirrel chimney cave Palaemonetes cummingi VU
Slabshell, Chipola Elliptio chipolaensis EN
Three-ridge, fat (mussel) Amblema neislerii CR
Wedge Mussel, dwarf Alasmidonta heterodon EN
 
VU = Vulnerable EN = Endangered CR = Critically Endangered EW = Extinct in the Wild

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