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  Tribe Lampsilini

Genus Obovaria (+ Pseudoon)

    Species O. olivaria -- Wisconsin!
    Species O. choctawensis -- North America.
    Species O. haddletoni -- North America.
    Species O. jacksoniana -- North America.
    Species O. retusa -- North America.
    Species O. subrotunda -- North America.
    Species O. unicolor -- North America.

Taxon Information

The Genus Obovaria 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

• Obovaria, [North America] (Cummings & Graf, 2010).
• Obovaria, about 6 species, distributed throughout the interior U.S., Gulf Coast, and St. Lawrence River system (Smith, 2001).
• Obovaria, [North Central United States] (Underhill et al., 1982).
• Obovaria, "There are 2 subgenera in this genus which is widely distributed from the Great Lakes south to La. and Ala." (Clench, 1959).
• Obovaria (Pseudoon), "Two species in this subgenus, ranging from the upper Mississippi and the lower Great Lakes south to La. and Ala." (Clench, 1959).

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.
• Smith, D.G. 2001. Mollusca (Gastropods, pelecypods). Pennak's Freshwater Invertebrates of the United States, 4th edition: 327-400.
• 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.
• Clench, W.J. 1959. Mollusca. [in] W.T. Edmondson (ed.). Ward & Whipple Fresh-Water Biology, 2nd edition: 1117-1160.

Web Pages

• Integrated Taxonomic Information System
• MUSSEL Project Web Site