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A GUIDE TO FRESHWATER MOLLUSKS OF THE LAURENTIAN GREAT LAKES WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE GENUS PISIDIUM

Citation:

Mackie, G., D. White, AND T. Zdeba. A GUIDE TO FRESHWATER MOLLUSKS OF THE LAURENTIAN GREAT LAKES WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE GENUS PISIDIUM. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/3-80/068.

Description:

Presented here are keys and notes on distribution and ecology for the freshwater snails (Gastropoda), mussels (Unionidae), and fingernail clams (Sphaeriidae) which have been collected from the Laurentian Great Lakes. Including subspecies and forms, 121 taxa are discussed: 47 Gastropoda, 39 Unionidae, and 35 Sphaeriidae. Relations to substrate preferences and pollution are summarized where known. Special emphasis is given to the sphaeriid genus Pisidium.

Record Details:

Record Type:DOCUMENT( REPORT )
Product Published Date:05/24/2002
Record Last Revised:04/16/2004
Record ID: 51267