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Freshwater mollusks of the middle Mississippi River

Tiemann, Jeremy S.

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Title
Freshwater mollusks of the middle Mississippi River
Author(s)
Tiemann, Jeremy S.
Issue Date
2014-01-20
Keyword(s)
  • Mississippi River
  • freshwater mussels
  • freshwater snails
  • Lithasia
  • IDNR Wildlife Preservation Fund
Abstract
The middle Mississippi River (e.g., the area between its confluence with the Missouri River and its confluence with the Ohio River) was sampled for freshwater mollusks to obtain baseline data on the distribution of the assemblage. Forty sites were sampled in the middle Mississippi River during 2012 and 2013. A total of 28 species of mollusks, including 19 native species of freshwater mussels, four exotic bivalves, and five species of aquatic gastropods, were collected. Seventy-six individuals of six species of native freshwater mussels were collected alive in 80 person-hours of handpicking, and an additional six species were found as fresh-dead shell. Habitat instability (e.g., shifting sand) might explain the lack of freshwater mollusks in the middle Mississippi River.
Publisher
Illinois Natural History Survey
Series/Report Name or Number
Technical Report INHS 2014 (03)
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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