Educational resources on Carolina Heelsplitter

Carolina Heelsplitter or Lasmigona decorata is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Critically Endangered due to A1c. IUCN Profile of the Carolina Heelsplitter

Academic web links for the Carolina Heelsplitter.

Asian Clam
Carolina heelsplitter (Lasmigona decorata) http://www.ncwildlife.org/pg07_WildlifeSpeciesCon/pg7d2.htm. One native species that may be affected by
www.biology.duke.edu/bio217/2005/cjc6/Asianclam.html

GOOSE CREEK WATERSHED PROJECT
The plan was designed to "protect the existence of the Carolina heelsplitter within the Goose Creek watershed, while also achieving other goals related to water quality and
www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/agecon/WECO/publication/GooseCreekDarnallAnalysis.pdf

Page 2 of Role of GIS
To do this I used a known population of the Carolina Heelsplitter, a small aquatic snail, as the focus. Regional analysis of Carolina Heelsplitter habitat.
www.bio.davidson.edu/people/midorcas/GISclass/GISprojects/edwards/project/role2.htm

Little Treasures
...ome of their names are enough to stir the imagination: Rough rabbitsfoot. Orange-foot pimpleback. Southern pigtoe. Catspaw. Carolina heelsplitter.
www.cals.ncsu.edu/agcomm/magazine/summer03/treasures.htm

ADW: Lasmigona decorata: Classification
Lasmigona decorata (Carolina heelsplitter) ... What do these icons mean? The icons tell you what features are available for
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Lasmigona_decorata.html

FY 2008 National Forests in North Carolina Monitoring and Evaluation ...
In FY08, habitat suitability assessments were completed across the Uwharrie National Forest for the reintroduction of the endangered Carolina heelsplitter.
www.cs.unca.edu/nfsnc/me2008/2008_report.pdf

Imaging the Earth Web Project
The Role of GIS/GPS-- Sources . Sample population of the Carolina Heelsplitter used to examine the abilities of ArcView (R) GIS. Original.
www.bio.davidson.edu/people/midorcas/GISclass/GISprojects/edwards/project/main_index.htm

Goose Creek Watershed Plan
The creek is home to the federally endangered Carolina heelsplitter (see next section for more details on this mussel species). Local Fauna: The Endangered Carolina Heelsplitter The
www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/agecon/WECO/publication/FINALGooseCreekPlanSept2002.pdf

Water Quality Monitoring in the Goose Creek Watershed
Carolina heelsplitter, Lasmigonadecorata •Originally identified in 1852; thought to be extinct until rediscovered in the late 20 th Century •FWS lists 10 surviving populations in
eao.uncc.edu/ncforwater/presentationspdf/Hana_Blumenfeld.pdf

North Carolina
Carolina Heelsplitter : Lasmigona decorata : E: Carolina Northern Flying Squirrel : Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus : T: Dismal Swamp Southeastern Shrew : Sorex longirostris fisheri
www.indiana.edu/~bradwood/eagles/tables/ncarolina.htm