Plethobasus cyphyus
Plethobasus cyphyus, the sheepnose mussel, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is endemic to the Midwest and Southeast United States. It is currently listed as endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and it is no longer present in two-thirds of the waterways in which it was historically found. Host fish species for the sheepnose's glochidia include Pimephales promelas, Semotilus atromaculatus, Campostoma anomalum and Culaea inconstans, while attachment to sauger (Sander canadense) has been described but transformation into juvenile mussels following parasitism of this host has not been verified. Common names used historically to refer to P. cyphyus include clear profit and bullhead. References

Molluscs of the United States
cyphyus
Bivalves described in 1820
Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
ESA endangered species
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot