Mollusc survey of the lower Bruneau River, Owyhee County, Idaho, U.S.A.

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Lysne, Steven J.; Clark, William H.

Source:

American Malacological Bulletin, The American Malacological Society, Volume 27, Issue 1-2, p.167-172 (2009)

Call Number:

A09LYS01IDUS

Keywords:

bivalves, Corbicula fluminea, Ferrissia rivularis, Fluminicola fuscus, gastropods, Gonidea angulata, Gyraulus parvus, invasive species, Physa gyrina, Planorbella subcrenata, Potamopyrgus antipodarum, Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis, Pyrgulopsis robusta, Radix auricularia, SWAP, Vorticifex effusa

Abstract:

The Bruneau River in southwestern Idaho is a largely free-flowing desert stream characterized by a snowmelt-driven hydrograph, flash floods, and geothermal inputs. Between 1997 and 2008, the authors surveyed the lower Bruneau River from its confluence with the Snake River upstream to Hot Creek, a distance of approximately 41 river kilometers. They supplemented their work with a review of collections held at the Orma J. Smith Museum of Natural History, College of Idaho and with collections available online from national and international museums. The known mollusc fauna consists of 18 species (11 gastropods and 7 bivalves) from eight families. Molluscan richness is greatest in free-flowing stream reaches and is dominated by hydrobiid and unionid taxa.

Notes:

ELECTRONIC FILE - Zoology: Invertebrates

SWAP (2/19/2016) citation:
Lysne SJ, Clark WH. 2009. Mollusc survey of the lower Bruneau River, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA. [accessed 2015 Jun 1]; American Malacological Bulletin. 27(1–2):167–172. http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.4003/006.027.0214