New York Metropolitan Region and New Jersey
Freshwater Mussel Identification Handbook


    


    
Alasmidonta varicosa

Distribution: NY: Neversink River and
Shawangunk Creek, Hudson River
watershed; NJ: Upper and Lower Delaware
River watershed, Somerset Co.

Conservation status: NY: Threatened;
CT: Endangered; NJ: Not legally
protected

Conservation challenges: Legal
protection for this species in New Jersey
is critical. Other sites in the lower Delaware 
watershed should be sought