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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"unionoidea"”.
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Byssus Production in Freshwater Mussels (Bivalvia: Unionoidea)
Freshwater mussels (Order Unionoida) are a widespread and ecologically significant group of bivalve mollusks that are particularly diverse in North American rivers. Mussels are patchily distributed, but can be very abundant in suitable habitat and dense multispecies aggregations known as "mussel …
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Life History of the Spectaclecase, Cumberlandia Monodonta Say, 1829 (Bivalvia, Unionoidea, Margaritiferidae)
<p>Cumberlandia monodonta is a distinctive species of freshwater mussel that was formerly widespread in the Mississippi River Basin, but has suffered drastic decline. Reproductive biology and demography of Cumberlandia were investigated in the Gasconade and Meramec Rivers, Missouri, which appear to …
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Estudo de Diplodon (D.) Besckeanus (Dunker, 1849) existente na Lagoa de Juturnaíba, município de Araruama, Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil (Bivalvia, Unionoidea, Hyriidae)
Studies achieved on a population of the freshwater mussel Diplodon (Diplodon) besckeanus (Dunker,1849), as well as some ecological data from its habitat. Systematical subjects are treated together with comments on synonymy and the characterization of the higher taxa under which this species is …
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An Ecotoxicological Recovery Assessment of the Clinch River Following Coal Industry-related Disturbances in Carbo, Virginia (USA): 1967-2002
… federally protected species of native mussels (Unionoidea), from sites influenced by CRP effluent. Modifications in CRP effluent during 1987 and 1993 drastically reduced Cu levels and warranted the present study, which assessed long-term biological recovery in Clinch River biota near the CRP. In …