Overview
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Interesting Facts
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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Kidneyshell
Description
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Habitat
Biome: Freshwater [1].
Taxonomy
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- 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:
Lampsilinae
()
- Genus:
Ptychobranchus
()
- Specific name:
fasciolaris
- (Rafinesque, 1820)
- Scientific name: - Ptychobranchus fasciolaris (Rafinesque, 1820)
- Specific name:
fasciolaris
- (Rafinesque, 1820)
- Genus:
Ptychobranchus
(
- Subfamily:
Lampsilinae
(
- 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
.
First described: Rafinesque C.S
. Annals of nature, or annual
synopsis
of new genera and species of animals, plants
etc.
discovered in North
America. First annual number for 1820 Lexington. pp. 20, 1820.
Last scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Ptychobranchus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 5 species and subspecies in this genus:
P. fasciolaris (Kidneyshell) · P. greenii (Triangular Kidneyshell) · P. jonesi (Southern Kidneyshell) · P. occidentalis (Ouachita Kidneyshell) · P. subtentum (Fluted Kidneyschell)
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Further Reading
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- A monograph of the Najades of Pennsylvania / by Arnold E. Ortmann. Pittsburgh: Published by the authority of the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Institute, [1911-1919] url p. 208.
- Monograph of the naiades of Pennsylvania. .. By Arnold. E. Ortmann. Pittsburgh, Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Institute, 1911-19. url p. 208.
- Occasional papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 1913- url p. 42.
- Our living resources: a report to the nation on the distribution, abundance, and health of U.S. plants, animals, and ecosystems / [edited by], Edward T. LaRoe. .. [et al.]. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Biological Service, 1995. url p. 510.
- Papers on Unionidae [by] Ortmann. Pittsburgh, etc., 1908-26 url p. 42.
- Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia url p. 554.
- Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. Washington, Biological Society of Washington url p. 728.
- The Canadian field-naturalist. Ottawa, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. url p. 428, p. 431, p. 435, p. 439, p. 620, p. 624, p. 748, p. 782, p. 788.
- The Nautilus. Melbourne, Fla., etc., American Malacologists, inc., etc. url , p. 101, p. 109, p. 112, p. 113, p. 21, p. 21, p. 23, p. 24, p. 51, p. 94.
- Transactions of the Kentucky Academy of Science. [Lexington, Ky.]Kentucky Academy of Science, 1923-1997. url p. 108, p. 139, p. 144, p. 156, p. 169, p. 176, p. 192, p. 238, p. 37, p. 38, p. 83, p. 93, p. 94, p. 96.
Notes
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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 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Bogan, A.E. 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- Bogan, A.E. 1996. Ptychobranchus fasciolaris. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 04February2012.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- Cummings, Kevin S. Freshwater Mussel (Unionoida) Genera of the World
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 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 and 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.
- Species At Risk Act Public Registry, Government of Canada
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
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2692691
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-80158
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 80158
- IUCN ID: 237985
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IMBIV38010
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 9375
Footnotes
- Bogan, A.E. 1996. Ptychobranchus fasciolaris. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 February 2012. [back]
