Image from Field Guide to the Freshwater Mussels of the Midwest.

Use the links to navigate the hierarchy of invertebrate classification.

  Genus Lampsilis

Species L. cardium

Taxon Information

The Species L. cardium has been reported (or is assumed) to occur in fresh waters. This taxon has been reported from Wisconsin.

(These statements were generated automatically from the WInvertebrates database.)

Literature Records

• Lampsilis cardium, "Interior Subregion" (Cummings & Graf, 2010).
• Lampsilis ovata, [North Central United States] (Underhill et al., 1982).
• Lampsilis ventricosa, "Common in the Fox River at Omro and other places." (Baker, 1924).
• Lampsilis ventricosa canadensis, "Lakes Winnebago and Butte des Morts, abundant. Not before reported from Wisconsin." (Baker, 1924).

Bibliography

• Cummings, K.S. & D.L. Graf. 2010. Mollusca: Bivalvia. [in] J.H. Thorp & A.P. Covich (eds.). Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates, 3rd edition: 309-384.
• Underhill, J.C., W.D. Schmid & D.E. Gilbertson. 1982. Taxonomic Keys to the Common Animals of the North Central States, exclusive of the parasitic worms, terrestrial insects, and birds, 4th edition. 205 pp.
• Baker, F.C. 1924. The fauna of the Lake Winnebago region: A quantitative survey with special reference to the Mollusca. Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters 21: 109-146. [Available online]

Web Pages

• Field Guide to the Freshwater Mussels of the Midwest
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System