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  Genus Megalonaias

Species M. nervosa (+ M. boykiniana)

Taxon Information

The Species M. nervosa 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

• Megalonaias nervosa, "Interior Subregion, Gulf and Florida Subregion" (Cummings & Graf, 2010).
• Megalonaias boykiniana, "Gulf and Florida Subregion" (Cummings & Graf, 2010).
• Megalonaias gigantea, [North Central United States] (Underhill et al., 1982).

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.

Web Pages

• Field Guide to the Freshwater Mussels of the Midwest
• Wisconsin's Rare Mussels and Clams