Art Bogen (NC Museum of Natural Sciences) has published some material that might be of use:
Bogan, A.E. and J. Alderman. 2008. Workbook and key to the freshwater bivalves of South Carolina. US Forest Service, Columbia, SC. 66 pp, 5 color plates. Printed by SC Department of Natural Resouces. Williams, J.D., A.E. Bogan and J.T. Garner. In Press. Freshwater mussels of Alabama and the Mobile Basin in Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee.) University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa. 908 pages. 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 T. Proch. 1998. Freshwater bivalves of Pennsylvania. Bulletin, NABS 15(1):170. Also- online: - Workbook and Key to the Freshwater Bivalves of North Carolina<http://naturalsciences.org/files/BivalveWorkbook.pdf>(PDF, 2.8MB) - Color Plates <http://naturalsciences.org/files/BivalvePlates.pdf> (PDF, 3.3MB) This is an introductory resource for learning to identify the state's freshwater bivalves or clams. It was developed for N.C. Department of Transportation biologists participating in a February 2002 workshop, and subsequently revised based on their comments. You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open these files. It features: - Figures illustrating landmarks on the shells of freshwater bivalves that are important for their identification. - Use of only shell characteristics so that dead shells or isolated valves may be identified. Knowledge of mussel anatomy not required. - Color images of 58 species of freshwater bivalves that occur in North Carolina. Fifty-six of these belong to the native family Unionidae. The introduced Asian clam and the fingernail clams (Sphaeriidae) are included in the key only to family level. - An introduction to the literature on freshwater bivalves of North Carolina and a list of Web sites about freshwater mollusks of North America. Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 09:04:14 -0500 > From: "Chalfant, Brian" <[email protected]> > 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 > P= > ennsylvania? > > 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/> > > ------------------------------ >
