Interesting Facts
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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Brook Floater
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:
Anodontinae
()
- Genus:
Alasmidonta
()
- Say, 1818
- Specific name:
varicosa
- (Lamarck, 1819)
- Scientific name: - Alasmidonta varicosa (Lamarck, 1819)
- Specific name:
varicosa
- (Lamarck, 1819)
- 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
(
Synonyms
Alismodonta varicosa
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Alasmidonta
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 12 species and subspecies in this genus:
A. arcula (Altamaha Arcmussel) · A. atropurpurea (Cumberland Elktoe) · A. heterodon (Dwarf Wedgemussel) · A. marginata (Elktoe) · A. mccordi (Coosa Elktoe) · A. raveneliana (Appalachian Elktoe) · A. robusta (Carolina Elktoe) · A. triangulata (Southern Elktoe) · A. undulata (Triangle Floater) · A. varicosa (Brook Floater) · A. viridis (Slippershell Mussel) · A. wrightiana (Ochlockonee Arcmussel)
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Further Reading
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- A descriptive catalogue of the Naiades, or pearly fresh-water mussels. Detroit, Mich., Bryant Walker, 1914. url p. 493, p. 506.
- 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. 184, p. 190, p. 9.
- Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 140 1970 Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, 1863- url p. 274, p. 276, p. 277, p. 279, p. 297, p. 354, p. 355, p. 99.
- Crustacea. Miscellaneous. [1894-1913] url p. 313, p. 314, p. 315, p. 316, p. 317, p. 318, p. 321, p. 325, p. 339, p. 363, p. 370.
- Monograph of the naiades of Pennsylvania. .. By Arnold. E. Ortmann. Pittsburgh, Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Institute, 1911-19. url p. 189, p. 190, p. 9.
- Occasional papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 1913- url p. 40.
- Occasional papers on mollusks. 5 1997 Cambridge, Mass.: Dept. of Mollusks, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, 1945- url p. 374, p. 375.
- The Canadian field-naturalist. Ottawa, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. url p. 275, p. 329, p. 335.
- The Nautilus. Melbourne, Fla., etc., American Malacologists, inc., etc. url p. 112, p. 124, p. 126, p. 17, p. 17, p. 51, p. 84, p. 85.
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 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Bogan, A.E 2000. Alasmidonta varicosa. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 30January2012.
- Bogan, A.E. (Mollusc Specialist Group) 2000. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 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 & 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.
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
- National Museum of Natural History: NMNH Invertebrate Zoology Collections
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2692476
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-79920
- IUCN ID: 189595
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 705296
