Table Bc04: Mussel and Snail Species Collected in the Elk River Basin
Table Bc04: Mussel and Snail Species Collected in the Elk River Basin
| Common Name | Scientific Name1 | Collection2 |
|---|---|---|
| Midland siltsnail | Cincinnatia integra | 1980 |
| Chert pebblesnail | Somatogyrus rosewateri | 1980 |
| Slender walker | Pomatiopsis lapidaria | 1980 |
| Pyramid elimia | Elimia potosiensis | 1980 |
| Tadpole physa | Physella gyrina | 1980 |
| Bugle sprite | Menetus dilatatus | 1980 |
| Marsh rams-horn | Helisoma trivolvis | 1980 |
| Creeping ancylid | Ferrissia rivularis | 1980 |
| Striated fingernail clam | Sphaerium striatinum | 1980 |
| River peaclam | Pisidium fallax | 1980 |
| Ridged-beak peaclam | Pisidium compressum | 1980 |
| Paper pondshell | Utterbackia imbecillis | after 1965, 1980 |
| Giant floater | Pyganodon grandis | after 1965, 1980 |
| Creeper | Strophitus undulatus | after 1965, 1980 |
| Elktoe | Alasmidonta marginata | after 1965, 1980 |
| Slippershell | Alasmidonta viridis | after 1965, 1980 |
| Flutedshell | Lasmigonia costata | after 1965 |
| Pimpleback | Quadrula pustulosa pustulosa | after 1965 |
| Wabash pigtoe | Fusconaia flava | after 1965 |
| Ozark pigtoe | Fusconaia ozarkensis | after 1965 |
| Purple wartyback | Cyclonaias tuberculata | after 1965 |
| Ohio pigtoe | Pleurobema cordatum3 | 1980 |
| Round pigtoe | Pleurobema sintoxia | after 1965 |
| Mucket | Actinonaias ligamentina | after 1965, 1980 |
| Ellipse | Venustaconcha ellipsiformis4 | 1980 |
| Fragile papershell | Leptodea fragilis | after 1965 |
| Lilliput | Toxolasma parvus | after 1965 |
| Purple Lilliput | Toxolasma lividus | after 1965, 1980 |
| Pondmussel | Ligumia subrostrata | after 1965 |
| Neosho mucket | Lampsilis rafinesqueana | after 1965 |
| Pocketbook | Lampsilis cardium | after 1965 |
| Ozark brokenray | Lampsilis reeviana brevicula | after 1965 |
| Asian clam | Corbicula fluminea | 1998 |
Sources: Oesch (1984), Cummings and Mayer (1992), and Gordon (1980).
1 - Scientific names were updated through 1999 based on information provided by Sue Bruenderman, MDC research biologist/Malacologist.
2 - after 1965 - based on information from Oesch 1984.
3 - Sue Bruenderman believes this identification may be in error and probably should be Fusconaia flava.
4 - Riusech (1999) through genetic analysis found the mussels in the Elk River basin to be ellipse (Venustaconcha ellipsiformis) rather than bleedingtooth mussels (Venustaconcha pleasii).
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