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  Genus Arcidens

Species A. confragosus

Taxon Information

The Species A. confragosus 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

• Arcidens confragosus, "Gulf and Florida Subregion, Interior Subregion" (Cummings & Graf, 2010).
• Arcidens confragosus, [North Central United States] (Underhill et al., 1982).
• Arcidens confragosus, "ranging widely throughout the Mississippi and Ohio river systems as far west as eastern Tex." (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.
• 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

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