The unionid (Bivalvia) fauna of the Sipsey River in northwestern Alabama, an aquatic hotspot

American Malacological Bulletin

Volumn 17, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 1-15

  McCullagh, W Henry ^a   Williams, James D ^b   McGregor, Stuart W ^c   Pierson, J Malcolm ^d   Lydeard, Charles ^e  

^a Florida Caribbean Science Center ^*  (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c Geological Survey of Alabama   (United States)

^d ALABAMA POWER COMPANY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alabama; Bivalves; Freshwater mussels; Mobile drainage basin; Sipsey River; Unionidae

Indexed keywords

ANODONTOIDES RADIATUS; ARCIDENS CONFRAGOSUS; BIVALVIA; ELLIPTIO ARCTATA; LAMPSILIS PEROVALIS; LIGUMIA RECTA; MEDIONIDUS ACUTISSIMUS; PLECTOMERUS DOMBEYANUS; PLEUROBEMA DECISUM; POTAMILUS INFLATUS; QUADRULA ASPERATA; TOXOLASMA PARVUS; TRITOGONIA VERRUCOSA; TRUNCILLA DONACIFORMIS; UNIOMERUS TETRALASMUS; UNIONIDAE; UTTERBACKIA IMBECILLIS;

EID: 28844482359     PISSN: 07402783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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