First occurrence of the Bankclimber Plectomerus dombeyanus in Illinois

First occurrence of the Bankclimber Plectomerus dombeyanus in Illinois

Fresh-dead specimens of the freshwater mussel Bankclimber Plectomerus dombeyanus (Valenciennes, 1827) were discovered in the Illinois portion of the Ohio River near America, Pulaski County, Illinois, at river mile 970 (37.12104N, 89.11468W) during the summer of 2012. The specimens were deposited in...

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Veröffentlicht in:Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science 2013-01, Vol.106 (1), p.1-1
Hauptverfasser: Tiemann, Jeremy S, Cummings, Kevin S, Schwegman, John E
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Sprache:eng
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Distribution
Mollusca
Mollusks
Mussels
Physiological aspects
Plectomerus dombeyanus
Rivers
Unionidae
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Zusammenfassung:Fresh-dead specimens of the freshwater mussel Bankclimber Plectomerus dombeyanus (Valenciennes, 1827) were discovered in the Illinois portion of the Ohio River near America, Pulaski County, Illinois, at river mile 970 (37.12104N, 89.11468W) during the summer of 2012. The specimens were deposited in the Illinois Natural History Survey Mollusk Collection, Champaign (INHS 42354 and INHS 42977). While reported from elsewhere in the Ohio River basin, these specimens represent the first time the species has been recorded in Illinois.
ISSN:0019-2252