Overview
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Common Names
Common Names in English:
Altamaha Arc-Mussel, Altamaha Arcmussel
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 5,024 meters (0 to 16,483 feet).[1]
Biome: Terrestrial
Ecology: This mollusc is found in sandy mud
below sand
bars
in sluggish water.[2]
List of Habitats
:5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls
)
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Bivalvia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Bivalves
- Subclass:
Metabranchia
()
- Superorder:
Eulamellibranchia
()
- Order:
Unionida
()
- Superfamily:
Unionacea
()
- Family:
Unionidae
()
- Rafinesque, 1820
- Subfamily:
Anodontinae
()
- Genus:
Alasmidonta
()
- (Walker, 1901)
- Specific name:
arcula
- (I. Lea, 1838)
- Scientific name: - Alasmidonta arcula (I. Lea, 1838)
- Specific name:
arcula
- (I. Lea, 1838)
- Genus:
Alasmidonta
(
- Subfamily:
Anodontinae
(
- 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 . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001
Similar Species
Members of the genus Alasmidonta
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 17 species and subspecies in this genus:
A. arcula (Altamaha Arc-Mussel) · A. atropurpurea (Cumberland Elktoe) · A. calceolus · A. fabula · A. heterodon (Dwarf Wedge Mussel) · A. marginata (Elktoe) · A. mccordi (Coosa Elktoe) · A. minor · A. raveneliana (Appalachian Elktoe) · A. robusta (Carolina Elktoe) · A. rugosa · A. suborbiculata · A. triangulata (Southern Elktoe) · A. undulata (Triangle Floater) · A. varicosa (Brook Floater) · A. viridis (Slippershell Mussel) · A. wrightiana (Ochlocknee Arc-Mussel)
More Info
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Further Reading
- Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, ENG url p. 274, p. 350, p. 352, p. 353.
- Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- Hilton-Taylor, C. (compiler). 2000. 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
- IUCN. 1990. 1990 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
- Name that animal; a guide to the identification of the common land and fresh-water animals of the United States, with special reference to the area east of the Rockies. With drawings by Olive Driver. [Northampton? Mass., 1950] ENG url p. 150.
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.
- Bogan, A.E. & Seddon, M.B. (Mollusc Specialist Group) 2000. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- Bogan, A.E. and Seddon, M.B. 2000. Alasmidonta arcula. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 14 January 2007.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed November 3, 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:
- Academy of Natural Sciences: Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
- Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen: Biologiezentrum Linz
- Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Mollusc Collection - Unionoida
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2692477
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-79921
- IUCN ID: 773
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 705290
Footnotes
- Mean = 2,858.200 meters (9,377.297 feet), Standard Deviation = 2,598.670 based on 5 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
- Bogan, A.E. & Seddon, M.B. (Mollusc Specialist Group) 2000. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]
