Enthusiastic salutations! I gratefully received a slew of helpful responses to my request for eastern U.S.A. freshwater mollusk keys. Endless thank yous to all who responded!
A few folks asked that I post a list of the recommended resources back to the list. So below. (My workplace web marshal blocked access to some of the online resources, so please forgive any ascriptions/acknowledgments I missed in that arena.) I also received a nice list of references put together for Kentucky's aquatic snails that I can share - with permission of the generous aquatic zoologist who compiled it - if anyone's interested. Smiles =] Brian Freshwater Bivalve and Gastropod References Basch, P.F. 1963. A review of the recent freshwater limpet snails of North America (Mollusca: Pulmonata). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 129(8): 399-461. Bogan, A. E. and T. Proch. 1998. Freshwater bivalves of Pennsylvania. Bulletin. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 15(1):170. Bogan, A. E. and T. Proch. 2004. Workshop on Freshwater Bivalves of Pennsylvania. pp. ii, 1-80, with 11 color plates, 65 figures. [reprinted 1993 version by PA DEP] Bogan, A. E. and J. Alderman. 2008. Workbook and key to the freshwater bivalves of South Carolina. United States Forest Service. Columbia, SC. 66 pp, 5 color plates. Printed by South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Burch, J. B. and J. L. Tottenham. 1980. North American freshwater snails: species lists, ranges, and illustrations. Walkerana 1(3). Burch, J. B. 1982. North American freshwater snails: identification keys, generic synonymy, supplemental notes, glossary, references, index. Walkerana 1(4). Burch, J. B. Freshwater Snails of North America. United States Environmental Protection Agency. EPA-600/3-82-026. http://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPURL.cgi?Dockey=10004R98.txt Burch, J. B. 1988. North American freshwater snails: introduction, systematics, nomenclature, identification, morphology, habitats, distribution. Walkerana 2(6). Burch, J. B. 1989. North American Freshwater Snails. Malacological Publications. Hamburg, Michigan. 365 pp. (out of print) Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. A Field Guide to the Freshwater Mussels of Connecticut. http://www.ct.gov/dep/lib/dep/wildlife/pdf_files/nongame/fwmusl.pdf Cordeiro, J. and J. Bowers-Altman. 2003. Freshwater Mussels of the New York Metropolitan Region and New Jersey. Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History - New York, New York. http://cbc.amnh.org/mussel/ Cummings, K. S. and C. A. Mayer. 1992. Field guide to freshwater mussels of the Midwest. Illinois Natural History Survey Manual 5. 194 pp. http://www.inhs.illinois.edu/animals_plants/mollusk/fieldguide.html Dillon, R. T., Jr., B. T. Watson, T. W. Stewart and W. K. Reeves. 2006. The Freshwater Gastropods of North America. www.fwgna.org<http://www.fwgna.org> Evans, R. R. and S. J. Ray. 2008. Checklist of the freshwater snails of Pennsylvania. Journal of the Pennsylvania Academy of Sciences 82(2/3): 92-97. http://www.fwgna.org/downloads/Evans&Ray2008.pdf Evans, R. R. and S. J. Ray. 2010. Distribution and environmental influences on freshwater gastropods from lotic systems and springs in Pennsylvania, USA, with conservation recommendations. American Malacological Bulletin 28(1/2): 135-150. http://www.fwgna.org/downloads/Evans&Ray2010.pdf Goodrich, C. 1934. Studies of the gastropod family Pleuroceridae - I. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan No. 286. 17 pp. Goodrich, C. 1934. Studies of the gastropod family Pleuroceridae - II. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan No. 295. 6 pp. Goodrich, C. 1934. Studies of the gastropod family Pleuroceridae - III. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan No. 300. 11 pp. Goodrich, C. 1935. Studies of the gastropod family Pleuroceridae - IV. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan No. 311. 11 pp. Goodrich, C. 1935. Studies of the gastropod family Pleuroceridae - V. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan No. 318. 12 pp. Jokinen, E. H. 1992. Freshwater Snails of New York State. SAS Technical Report. 112 pp. http://www.amazon.com/Freshwater-Snails-Mollusca-Gastropoda-Technical/dp/1555571972 LaRoque, A. and J. Forsyth. 1957. Pleistocene Molluscan Faunules of the Sidney Cut, Shelby County, Ohio. The Ohio Journal of Science 57(2): 81-89. https://kb.osu.edu/dspace/bitstream/handle/1811/4425/V57N02_081.pdf?sequence=1 LaRoque, A. and J. Forsyth. 1956. Two Pleistocene Molluscan Faunules from Hunter's Run, Fairfield County, Ohio. The Ohio Journal of Science 56(6): 325-328. https://kb.osu.edu/dspace/bitstream/handle/1811/4395/V56N06_325.pdf?sequence=1 Mackie, G. L. 2007. Corbiculacea of North America. The College of Idaho, Orma J. Smith Museum of Natural History. http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/campus/community/museum/Tools/GLMackie/IndexCorb.htm http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/campus/community/museum/Downloads/Tools/Corbiculacea%2036x48.pp<http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/campus/community/museum/Downloads/Tools/Corbiculacea%2036x48.ppt> McCann, J. M. and D. F. Brinker. 2006. Freshwater Bivalves of Maryland Field Identification Information. Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Natural Heritage Program. http://www.dnr.state.md.us/streams/pdfs/McCannBrinkerBivalves.pdf Nedeau, E. J., M. A. McCollough and B. I. Swartz. 2000. The Freshwater Mussels of Maine. Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Augusta, Maine. 118 pp. Parmalee, P. W. and A. E. Bogan. 1998. The Freshwater Mussels of Tennessee. University of Tennessee Press. 384 pp. http://www.amazon.com/Freshwater-Mussels-Tennessee-Paul-Parmalee/dp/1572330139 Peckarsky, B. L. 1990. Freshwater Macroinvertebrates of Northeastern North America. Comstock Publishing Associates. 442 pp. http://www.amazon.com/Freshwater-Macroinvertebrates-Northeastern-North-America/dp/0801496888 Smith, D. G. 2001. Pennak's Freshwater Invertebrates of the United States: Porifera to Crustacea, 4th Edition. Wiley. 648 pp. http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471358371.html Spoo, A. 2008. The Pearly Mussels of Pennsylvania. Coachwhip Publications. 212 pp. http://www.amazon.com/Pearly-Mussels-Pennsylvania-Al-Spoo/dp/1930585500 Strayer, D. L. 1997. The Pearly Mussels of New York State. University of the State of New York. 113 pp. http://www.amazon.com/Pearly-Mussels-State-Museum-memoir/dp/1555571557 Strayer, D. L. 2008. Freshwater Mussel Ecology. University of California Press. 216 pp. http://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520255265 Thorp, J. H. and A. P. Covich. 2001. Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates, Second Edition. Academic Press. 1056 pp. http://www.amazon.com/Ecology-Classification-American-Freshwater-Invertebrates/dp/0126906475 Tryon, G.W. 1873. Land and fresh-water shells of North America: Part IV: Streptomatidae. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 253: 435 pp. Walther, A.C. 2008. A Systematic Study of North American Freshwater Limpets. Doctoral dissertation. University of Michigan. 112 pp. http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/61567/1/awalther_1.pdf Watters, T. G., M. A. Hoggarth and D.H. Stansbery. 2009. The Freshwater Mussels of Ohio. Ohio State University Press. Columbus, Ohio. 421 pp. http://www.ohiostatepress.org/books/Book%20PDFs/Watters%20Freshwater.pdf http://www.amazon.com/Freshwater-Mussels-Ohio-Thomas-Watters/dp/0814211054 Williams, J. D., A. E. Bogan, J. T. Garner and E.O. Wilson. 2008. Freshwater Mussels of Alabama and the Mobile Basin in Georgia, Mississippi, and Tennessee. University of Alabama Press. 960 pp. http://www.uapress.ua.edu/product/Freshwater-Mussels-of-Alabama-and-the-Mobile-Basin,202.aspx Zimmerman, J.A. 1960. Pleistocene Molluscan Faunas of the Newell Lake Deposit, Logan County, Ohio. The Ohio Journal of Science 60(1): 13-39. https://kb.osu.edu/dspace/bitstream/handle/1811/4666/V60N01_013.pdf?sequence=1 Online resources National Biological Information Infrastructure Fisheries and Aquatic Resources: http://www.nbii.gov/portal/server.pt/community/fisheries___aquatic_resources/225 Mollusks: http://www.nbii.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=2038&PageID=7558&mode=2&cached=true Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society. http://molluskconservation.org/index.html Mollusk Bibliography Database http://ellipse.inhs.uiuc.edu:591/mollusk/biblio.html Identification of Alabama Freshwater Mussels. www.dcnr.state.al.us/education/generalinfo/mussels/id.cfm<http://www.dcnr.state.al.us/education/generalinfo/mussels/id.cfm> Workbook and Key to the Freshwater Bivalves of North Carolina http://naturalsciences.org/files/documents/research-collections/BivalveWorkbook.pdf (color plates) http://naturalsciences.org/files/documents/research-collections/BivalvePlates.pdf -----Original Message----- From: Chalfant, Brian Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 9:04 AM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Keys for freshwater bivalves and gastropods in eastern U.S.A. Greetings all - Anyone got recommendations as to a comprehensive, accurate key - or keys - for freshwater bivalves and gastropods that would cover taxa occurring in Pennsylvania? Much obliged - Brian Brian A. Chalfant | -ologist Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Rachel Carson State Office Building 400 Market Street | Harrisburg, PA 17101 Phone: 717.787.9639 | Fax: 717.772.3249 www.depweb.state.pa.us<http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/>
