Common Names
Common Names in English:
Brook Floater
Description
Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- Molluscs
- Class:
Bivalvia
()
- Bivalves
- Order:
Unionoida
()
- Family:
Tenebrionoidea
()
- Subfamily:
Anodontinae
()
- Genus:
Alasmidonta
()
- (Walker, 1901)
- Specific name:
varicosa
- (Lamarck, 1819)
- Scientific name: - Alasmidonta varicosa (Lamarck, 1819)
- Specific name:
varicosa
- (Lamarck, 1819)
- Genus:
Alasmidonta
(
- Subfamily:
Anodontinae
(
- Family:
Tenebrionoidea
(
- Order:
Unionoida
(
- Class:
Bivalvia
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
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)
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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. 276, p. 277, p. 279, p. 297, p. 354, p. 355, p. 99.
- Hilton-Taylor, C. (compiler). 2000. 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
- Journal of shellfish research. [S.l.: National Shellfisheries Association, 1981- url p. 249, p. 317.
- Occasional papers on mollusks. Cambridge, Mass., Dept. of Mollusks. ENG url p. 374, p. 375.
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 2000. Alasmidonta varicosa. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 14 January 2007.
- 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.) 1989-2006. 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
- 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: 781
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 705296
