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Status of Three Species of Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda: Pleuroceridae) in the Lower Ohio River Basin, Illinois

Tiemann, Jeremy S.; Cummings, Kevin S.

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Title
Status of Three Species of Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda: Pleuroceridae) in the Lower Ohio River Basin, Illinois
Author(s)
  • Tiemann, Jeremy S.
  • Cummings, Kevin S.
Issue Date
2009-10-21
Keyword(s)
  • freshwater mollusks
  • freshwater snails
  • Pleurocerids
  • Lithasia
  • Wabash River
  • Ohio River
  • Illinois Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Preservation Fund
Abstract
We report on a status survey of Lithasiaspp. (Gastropoda:Pleuroceridae) we conducted in the Ohio River basin, Illinois. Prior to oursurvey, only three Lithasiaspecies were known to occur in Illinois; however,through our efforts, we found a fourth species (Lithasia geniculata). Thedistribution of L. armigeraand L. verrucosadoes not appear to have changedwithin Illinois, whereas the distribution of L. obovataappears to be declining inIllinois, which prompted us to nominate it for inclusion on the state list ofendangered and threatened species for Illinois by the Illinois Endangered SpeciesProtection Board.Lithasia geniculatahas been recorded only in one location, andwe feel it should be considered for state endangered
Publisher
Illinois Natural History Survey
Series/Report Name or Number
  • Status of three freshwater snails species in the Family Pleuroceridae in the lower Ohio River basin, Illinois
  • Technical Report INHS 2009 (35)
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/18200
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INHS Technical Report Prepared for Illinois Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Preservation Fund
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