The specific name, according to Conrad, is "dedicated to my friend Jacob Green, M. D., Professor of Chemistry in Jefferson College, a gentleman well known as a contributor to Conchology.

It is extirpated from the main Black Warrior River, but it is present in at least two tributaries, which are protected within Bankhead National Forest.

Alterations of river systems due to dams, sedimentation and soil erosion, agricultural and pesticide run-off, and water pollution are major threats to this species and most freshwater mussels.

[7] Sediment and algal growth are threats to the species' reproduction, as they limit the ability of the larval packages to adhere to rocks and other substrate, and prevent fish from seeing them as they would in clear waters.

[6] In addition, studies have shown that many threatened freshwater mussels prefer deeper and faster-flowing streams, a habitat that dams and sediment accumulation destroy.