The Arcuate Pearly Mussel
Dysnomia flexuosa
Extinct 1988
From the series Extinction Portraits
Graphite on paper with vintage award ribbon
11" x 9" framed
2007
The Arcuate Pearly Mussel was a species of freshwater bivalve native to the United States. It became extinct because of habitat loss, most likely due to the construction of dams.
Thirty-eight species of North American freshwater mussel have been driven to extinction, and seventy-seven additional species are threatened. Little in known about these important, though perhaps uncharismatic, cleaners of our water. They are one of North America's most threatened groups of animals.
(click image to enlarge)
Extinct 1988
From the series Extinction Portraits
Graphite on paper with vintage award ribbon
11" x 9" framed
2007
The Arcuate Pearly Mussel was a species of freshwater bivalve native to the United States. It became extinct because of habitat loss, most likely due to the construction of dams.
Thirty-eight species of North American freshwater mussel have been driven to extinction, and seventy-seven additional species are threatened. Little in known about these important, though perhaps uncharismatic, cleaners of our water. They are one of North America's most threatened groups of animals.
(click image to enlarge)
