Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Sinanodonta lucida (a mussel, no common name) - Uncertain Risk

Species that are considered uncertain risk need a more in-depth assessment beyond the Risk Summary to better define the species’ risk to U.S. environments.

Sinanodonta lucida is a freshwater mussel native to eastern and southeastern Asia. Its described range includes the Yangtze River basin in China and the Red River basin in northern Vietnam. There are no known nonnative populations of S. lucida outside of this range, and no trade history was found. This species has a high climate match overall with the contiguous United States, especially in the interior and along the southeastern coast; areas of low match were found in the West and Northeast. Due to a lack of available information about the range and biology of this species, the certainty of assessment is Low. The overall risk assessment category is Uncertain.