Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Alewife Floater
Description
Habitat
Biome: Freshwater [1].
Ecology:
This is a freshwater
non migratory species found in coastal streams
and lakes
and occurs in silt
, sand
, and gravel
substrates (Clarke 1981, Nedeau et
al. 2000).
Host fish
for the
glochidial include the alewife
(Alosa pseudoharengus) (Clarke 1981),
white sucker (Catostomus commersoni),
threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus), pumpkinseed
(Lepomis gibbosus), and white perch (Morone americana)
(Davenport and Warmuth 1965, Wiles 1975).[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )
- 5.5 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) [more info]
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:
implicata
- Say, 1829
- Subspecies:
implicata
- Scientific name: - Anodonta implicata Say, 1829
- Subspecies:
implicata
- Specific name:
implicata
- 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
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001
Recently, Zanatta et al.
(2007) supported the monophyly
of both Pyganodon and Utterbackia
using mutation
coding of allozyme
data
. The Eurasian Anodonta
cygnea was resolved as the sister of the remaining ingroup
taxa,
including Pyganodon, Utterbackia, and the North
American Anodonta. Graf and Cummings (2007) placed implicata
in Pyganodon along with other eastern North American taxa;
lacustris, grandis, fragilis, cataracta
and gibbosa. Anodonta
was restricted
to western North American and Eurasian species. This
indicates that futher phylogenetic
analysis of the Anodontinae is
required including both North American and Eurasian species. There
has been some suggestion that the name Anodonta atra (Rafinesque,
1820) has priority
over Anodonta implicata based on two
characters from the description
of A.
atra. However, A. atra
was described without illustration and with limited descriptive characters
attributable to other Anodonta and Pyganodon species.
Graf and Cummings (2007) placed atra
in cataracta. With such
limited information, there is insufficient evidence to justify replacing
the name at this time to atra.
A
list of synonyms for this species can be found on The MUSSEL project
web site (Graf and Cummings 2011).[1].
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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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.
- Cummings, K. & Cordeiro, J. 2011. Anodonta implicata. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 30January2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- 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
- Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen: Biologiezentrum Linz
- Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Mollusc Collection - Unionoida
- National Museum of Natural History: NMNH Invertebrate Zoology Collections
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2692492
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-79941
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 79941
- IUCN ID: 191263
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IMBIV04080
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 14914
Footnotes
- Cummings, K. & Cordeiro, J. 2011. Anodonta implicata. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 30 January 2012. [back]
