Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Giant Floater
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 642 meters (0 to 2,106 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Bivalvia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Bivalves
- Subclass:
Metabranchia
()
- Superorder:
Eulamellibranchia
()
- Order:
Unionida
()
- Superfamily:
Unionacea
()
- Family:
Unionidae
()
- Rafinesque, 1820
- Subfamily:
Anodontinae
()
- Genus:
Anodonta
()
- Lamarck, 1799
- Specific name:
grandis grandis
- Say, 1829
- Subspecies:
grandis
- Scientific name: - Anodonta grandis grandis Say, 1829
- Subspecies:
grandis
- Specific name:
grandis grandis
- Say, 1829
- Genus:
Anodonta
(
- Subfamily:
Anodontinae
(
- Family:
Unionidae
(
- Superfamily:
Unionacea
(
- Order:
Unionida
(
- Superorder:
Eulamellibranchia
(
- Subclass:
Metabranchia
(
- Class:
Bivalvia
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Anodonta grandis Say
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 24-Jun-1996
Similar Species
Members of the genus Anodonta
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 20 species and subspecies in this genus:
A. anatina (Duck Mussel) · A. beringiana (Yukon Floater) · A. californiensis (California Floater) · A. cataracta marginata (Gaspe Floater) · A. couperiana (Barrel Floater) · A. cygnea (Swan Mussel) · A. dejecta (Woebegone Floater) · A. gibbosa (Inflated Floater) · A. grandis (Giant Floater) · A. grandis grandis (Giant Floater) · A. grandis simpsoniana (Giant Floater) · A. heardi (Apalachicola Floater) · A. imbecillis (Paper Pondshell) · A. implicata (Alewife Floater) · A. kennerlyi (Western Floater) · A. nuttalliana (Winged Floater) · A. oregonensis (Oregon Floater) · A. peggyae (Florida Floater) · A. suborbiculata (Flat Floater) · A. wahlametensis (Willamette Papershell)
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Further Reading
- Bulletin / Illinois Natural History Survey. Urbana, State of Illinois, Dept. of Registration and Education, Natural History Survey Division, 1918-1985. url , p. 287, p. 317, p. 318, p. 394.
- Texas conchologist. Houston, Houston Conchology Society url p. 50.
- The Biological bulletin. Woods Hole, Mass.: Marine Biological Laboratory, url p. 194.
- The Canadian field-naturalist. Ottawa, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. url p. 430, p. 617, p. 618, p. 622, p. 775.
- The Nautilus. Melbourne, Fla., etc., American Malacologists, inc., etc. url , , p. 107, p. 108, p. 109, p. 119, p. 144, p. 149, p. 150.
- Toxicity testing with fish, zooplankton and mussels: a comparison of sensitivities / by Anne E. Keller. 1989. url , .
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 31, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 14, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2692488
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-79937
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13898309
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 79937
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 512054
Footnotes
- Mean = 208.750 meters (684.875 feet), Standard Deviation = 142.090 based on 85 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
