Bivalvia

(Mussels & Clams)

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Synonyms:  Carunculina parva (Barnes)
                                           (Burch 1973; Calnan 1976; Golightly 1982; Gordon 1984; Mather 1989; Neck HFMIT 1982; Read
                                             1954; Riggs & Webb 1956; Simpson 1900 in Strecker 1931; Vidrine 1989b)
                   Carunculina parva compressa Simpson
                                            (Murray & Roy 1968; Strecker 1931)
                   Carunculina parva mearnsi Simpson
                                             (Murray & Roy 1968; Strecker 1931)
                   Lampsilis haleianus Lea
                                            (Simpson 1900, 1914)
                   Lampsilis mearnsi Simpson
                                            (Simpson 1900,1914)
                   Lampsilis parvus Simpson
                                           (Simpson 1900, 1914; Strecker 1908)
                   Lampsilis texasensis compressus Simpson
                                            (Simpson 1900,1914)
                   Unio haleianus
                   Unio parvus

1900 Simpson
1908 Strecker

1914 Simpson

1931 Strecker

1954 Read
1956 Riggs & Webb

[1968 Murray & Roy]

1972 Mauldin
1972 Murray
[1973 Burch]
1976 Calnan
1977 White & White
1977b White & White

1982 Golightly
1982 Neck HFMIT
1984 Gordon
1984 Neck & Metcalf
1986 Neck
1988 Neck & Metcalf
1989 Mather
1989a Neck FBAL
1989b Vidrine

1990 Neck GSA
1992 Shafer et al.
1993 Vidrine
1995 Howells
1995 Howells DSFB119
1996 Howells DSFB120
1996 Howells DSFB125
1996 Howells et al.
1997 Howells
1997 Howells DSFB144
1999 Howells DSFB161

2000 Howells
2005 Caldeira
[2008 NatureServe]

[ ] indicate state record, no specific county or locality indicated

notes:

-often confused with T. texasensis (Simpson 1900)

-found in lakes and quiet waters on mud or mud and sand (Howells et al. 1996); prefers mud bottoms in shallow ponds or sluggish streams (Read 1954); in large and small streams with little or no flfow usually on mud bottoms (White & White 1977b)

-long term breeder (Read 1954)

-Simpson (1900 in Strecker 1931) reports this species from SW to Central Texas but Strecker (1931) believes it was misidentified Toxolasma texasensis