Anodonta imbecillis

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Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last 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

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• A descriptive catalogue of the Naiades, or pearly fresh-water mussels. Detroit, Mich., Bryant Walker, 1914. url p. 395, p. 396.
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• A nature wooing at Ormond by the sea, by W.S. Blatchley. .. Indianapolis: The Nature publishing company, 1902. url p. 173.
• A study of the unionidae of Arkansas: with incidental reference to their distribution in the Mississippi Valley / by R. Ellsworth Call. St. Louis: Academy of Science, 1895. url p. 63.
• Annals of the Carnegie Museum. [Pittsburgh]: Published by authority of the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Institute, 1901- url p. 182, p. 195, p. 202, p. 291.
• Annual report of the Commissioner of Fisheries to the Secretary of Commerce for the fiscal year ended. .. Washington: G.P.O., 1914-1940. url p. 37.
• Annual report of the Ohio State Academy of Science. Columbus: The Academy, 1893-1930. url p. 395, p. 41.
• Annual report on the New York State Museum of Natural History. Albany, Regents of the University of the State of New York. url p. 83.
• Bibliography of North American conchology previous to the year 1860: prepared for the Smithsonian Institution / by W. G. Binney. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1863-1864. url p. 236, p. 266, p. 81.
• Bulletin / Illinois Natural History Survey. Urbana, State of Illinois, Dept. of Registration and Education, Natural History Survey Division, 1918-1985. url , p. 287, p. 319, p. 385, p. 392, p. 393, p. 400, p. 455.
• Bulletin from the laboratories of natural history of the State University of Iowa. Iowa City, Iowa: The University, 1888-[1918]. url p. 210.
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• Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History. Bloomington, Ill.: The Laboratory, 1876-1918. url p. 536, p. 536.
• Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 149 1980 Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, 1863- url p. 108, p. 362, p. 92.
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• Final report on the study and appraisal of mussel resources in selected areas of the upper Mississippi River, Notre Dame, Ind., 1922 url p. 11, p. 19, p. 25.
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• Lake Maxinkuckee. A physical and biological survey by Barton Warren Evermann and Howard Walton Clark. [Indianapolis]Dept. of Conservation, State of Indiana [Wm. B. Burford, printer]1920. url p. 457.
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• Lake Maxinkuckee: a physical and biological survey / by Barton Warren Evermann and Howard Walton Clark. Indianapolis: Dept. of Conservation, 1920. url p. 457, p. 60.
• Mammals of the Mexican boundary of the United States: a descriptive catalogue of the species of mammals occurring in that region; with a general summary of the natural history, and a list of trees / Washington: Govt. Print. Off., 1907. url .
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• Natural history and propagation of fresh-water mussels. By R. E. Coker, A. F. Shira, H. W. Clark, and A. D. Howard. Washington, Govt. Print. Off., 1921. url p. 103, p. 113, p. 165.
• New York State Museum bulletin. 1905 Albany, N.Y.: University of the State of New York, 1916-1944. url p. 87.
• Occasional papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 1913- url p. 32, p. 37.
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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 February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:

• Academy of Natural Sciences: Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2692491
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-79940
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 79940
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 512057

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