Anodonta oregonensis

• Overview
• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Interesting Facts

Common Names

Description

Habitat

Biome: Freshwater [1].

Ecology: This species is a fast-growing generalist , and is more tolerant of lower dissolved oxygen levels than other native mussel species. It prefers softer substrate, such as sand and silt , that is characteristic of permanently flooded wetlands, lakes and reservoirs . This species prefers low gradient and low elevation rivers , lakes and reservoirs, and often shares habitat with Anodonta californiensis (Schonberg 2009).

The fish host is the coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch (Schonberg 2009).[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)   
  
•     15     Artificial/Aquatic & Marine   
  
•     15.1     Artificial/Aquatic - Water Storage Areas (over 8ha)   
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Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001

Historically, there has always been much confusion regarding the taxonomic status of this species and other Anodonta of western North America. Isaac Lea (1838) described Anodonta wahlametensis, A. nuttalliana, and A. oregonensis from the same site. However, Call (1884) considered A. nuttalliana to include, as synonyms, A. wahlametensis, A. oregonensis, and A. californiensis. Recent authors (e.g. Clarke 1981, Turgeon et al. 1998, Graf and Cummings 2007), however, have considered A. californiensis, A. nuttalliana, and A. oregonensis to be distinct species. In a phylogenetic analysis of western North American Anodonta using topotypic material , Chong et al. (2008) found three deeply divided lineages : one clade including A. oregonensis and A. kennerlyi, one clade including A. californiensis and A. nuttalliana, and one clade including A. beringiana.

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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Further Reading

• A descriptive catalogue of the Naiades, or pearly fresh-water mussels. Detroit, Mich., Bryant Walker, 1914. url p. 376, p. 379, p. 465.
• Alaska / Harriman Alaska Expedition. New York: Doubleday, Page, 1901-1910. url p. 128, p. 5.
• Alaska. New York, Doubleday, Page & company, 1901- url p. 128, p. 5.
• Annual report. United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories. 1st-12th, 1867-1878. Washington, Govt. Print. Off., 1867-83. url p. 407.
• Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 149 1980 Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, 1863- url p. 99.
• California fish and game. [San Francisco, etc.]: State of California, Resources Agency, Dept. of Fish and Game. url p. 142.
• Harriman Alaska series. City of Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1910-1914. url p. 128, p. 5.
• Harriman Alaska series. vol. I-V, VIII-XIV Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution, 1910-14 url p. 128.
• Land and fresh water mollusks / by William H. Dall. New York: Doubleday, Page, and Company, 1905. url p. 128.
• Molluscan world, San Diego, Calif., 1915. url p. 58, p. 82.
• Occasional papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 1913- url p. 4.
• Proceedings of the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences. Davenport, Ia., Academy of Natural Sciences [etc.] url p. 133, p. 133.
• Proceedings of the National Shellfisheries Association. Plymouth, Mass., Published for the National Shellfisheries Association by MPG Communications. url p. 101.
• Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.] url p. 628.
• Report upon United States Geographical Surveys West of the One Hundredth Meridian / Washington [D.C.]: G.P.O., 1875-1889. url p. 100.
• Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made under the direction of the secretary of war, in 1853-[6]. .. Washington, A.O.P. Nicholson, Printer [etc.]1855-60. url p. 381, p. 381.
• Smithsonian miscellaneous collections. 2 1862 Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1862-1968. url p. 6.
• Synopsis of the Naiades: or pearly fresh-water mussels / by Charles Torrey Simpson. Washington: Govt. Print. Off., 1900. url p. 628.
• The Great Basin naturalist. Provo, Utah: M.L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University, 1939-1999. url p. 738, p. 740.
• The Nautilus. Melbourne, Fla., etc., American Malacologists, inc., etc. url , , p. 102, p. 126, p. 43.
• The natural history of Washington territory, with much relating to Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oregon, and California, between the thirty-sixth and forty-ninth parallels of latitude, being those parts of the final reports on the survey of the N By J. G. Cooper, M. D., and Dr. G. Suckley. .. This edition contains a new preface, giving a sketch of the explorations, a classified table of contents, and the latest additions by the authors. With f London, Baillière brothers, 1859. url p. 381.
• West American shells; a description in familiar terms of the principal marine, fresh water and land mollusks of the United States found west of the Rocky Mountains, including those of British Columbia and Alaska. .. also a classified reference list of the species and varieties known to exist within the above limits, by Josiah Keep. San Francisco, The Whitaker & Ray company (incorporated)1904. url p. 277, p. 28.

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 oregonensis. 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 3 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
• 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: 2692500
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-79949
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 79949
• IUCN ID: 191266
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IMBIV04110
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 17738

Footnotes

1. Cummings, K. & Cordeiro, J. 2011. Anodonta oregonensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 30 January 2012. [back]

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