DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.24115998.v4
title: A trait dataset for freshwater mussels of the United States of America

description: Datasets that correspond to the data descriptor paper," Hopper, G.W., J.R. Bucholz, T.P. Dubose, K.J. Fogelman, S.M. Keogh, M.E. Kubala, M.B. Lodato, D.H. Nichols, I. Sánchez González, J.M. Pfeiffer, J.A. Stoeckel, J.D. Lozier, C.L. Atkinson. 2023. A trait dataset for freshwater mussels of the United States of America. Scientific Data. 10, article number 745https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02635-9"Please report any issues and updates to Garrett Hopper at ghopper@agcenter.lsu.edu. Expect updates to occur periodically and those updates will be described with the version number.Updates to the dataset 23 July 2024 by GWN<b>SHELDspeciesTraitMatrix2023AUGv3-&gt;</b><b>SHELDspeciesTraitMatrix2023AUGv4</b>Changed “Theliderma metanerva” to “Theliderma metanevra” in scientificName Column<b>SHELDreferenceList2023AUGv3-&gt;</b><b>SHELDreferenceList2023AUGv4</b>Changed “Theliderma metanerva” to “Theliderma metanevra” in scientificName Column<b>S</b><b>HELDmusselFishData2023AUGv3-&gt;</b><b>SHELDmusselFishData2023AUGv4</b>Changed “Theliderma metanerva” to “Theliderma metanevra” in musselScientificName Column<b>SHELDgrowthRates2023AUGv3-&gt;</b><b>SHELDgrowthRates2023AUGv4</b>-Changed “Theliderma metanerva” to “Theliderma metanevra” in musselScientificName Column-k values and sample size values for <i>Actinonaias pectorosa </i>from the following citation<i> </i>Scott JC. 1994. Population demographics of six freshwater mussel species (Bivalvia: Unionidae) in the upper Clinch River, Virginia and Tennessee. MS thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg.-k values and sample size values for <i>Eurynia dilata </i>from the following citation<i> </i>Scott JC. 1994. Population demographics of six freshwater mussel species (Bivalvia: Unionidae) in the upper Clinch River, Virginia and Tennessee. MS thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg.<i> </i>Values for k from two additional populations and respective samples sizes are also included from Scott 1994 are also now included.-We updated k values and sample size values for <i>Fusconaia cor</i>;We used the k values found in Table 5 of Jones and Neves 2011 and got the sample size from the original source Kitchel 1985; Jones, J. W. & Neves, R. J. Influence of life-history variation on demographic responses of three freshwater mussel species (Bivalvia: Unionidae) in the Clinch River, USA. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 21, 57–73 (2011); Kitchel L. 1985. Life history of the endangered shiny pigtoe (Fusconaia cor) (Bivalvia: Unionidae) in the North Fork Holston River, Virginia. MS thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg-We updated k values and sample size values for Lemiox rimosus using Figure 4 of Jones et al 2010. This added two populations including separate k values and sample sizes for males and females.Jones JW, Neves RJ, Ahlstedt SA, Hubbs D, Johnson M, Dan H, Ostby BK. 2010. Life history and demographics of the endangered birdwing pearlymussel (Lemiox rimosus) (Bivalvia: Unionidae). American Midland Naturalist 163: 335–350.-We updated k values and sample size values for Reginaia ebenus Christian et al., 2000. The k from black River was changed from 0.15 to 0.18. We added the citation below to the reference column. Christian AD, Davidson CL, Posey II WR, Rust PJ, Farris JL, Harris JL, Harp GL. 2000. Growth curves of four species of commercially valuable freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) in Arkansas. Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science 54: 41–50<b>SHELDreferenceList2023AUGv3-&gt;</b><b>SHELDreferenceList2023AUGv4</b>Changed “Theliderma metanerva” to “Theliderma metanevra” in scientificName ColumnUpdates to the dataset 16 January 2024 by GWH<b>SHELDspeciesTraitMatrix2023AUG-&gt;</b><b>SHELDspeciesTraitMatrix2023AUGv3</b>Changed “Utterbackia_couperiana” to “Utterbackiana_couperiana” in the scientificName columnChanged “Utterbackia_heardi” to “Utterbackiana_heardi” in the scientificName columnChanged “Utterbackia_implicataa” to “Utterbackiana_implicata” in the scientificName columnChanged “Utterbackia_suborbiculata” to “Utterbackiana_suborbiculata” in the scientificName columnChanged “Utterbackia” to “Utterbackia” in the genus column for Utterbackiana suborbiculata.maxAge for Sagittunio subrostratus changed from “2” to “10”maxAge for Lampsilis abrupta changed from “5” to “25”<b>SHELDreferenceList2023AUG-&gt;</b><b>SHELDreferenceList2023AUGv3</b><br>Changed reference for maxAge of Sagittunio subrostratus to “Watters, G. T., Hoggarth, M. A. & Stansbery, D. H. The freshwater mussels of Ohio. Choice Reviews Online 47, 47-5655-47–5655 (2010).”Changed reference for maxAge of Lampsilis abrupta to “Watters, G. T., Hoggarth, M. A. & Stansbery, D. H. The freshwater mussels of Ohio. Choice Reviews Online 47, 47-5655-47–5655 (2010).”<b>SHELDspeciesStateMatrix2023AUG-&gt;</b><b>SHELDspeciesStateMatrix2023AUGv3</b>Changed “Utterbackia_couperiana” to “Utterbackiana_couperiana”Changed “Utterbackia_heardi” to “Utterbackiana_heardi”Changed “Utterbackia_implicataa” to “Utterbackiana_implicata”Changed “Utterbackia_suborbiculata” to “Utterbackiana_suborbiculata”Updated the state occurrences for Utterbackiana implicata and Utterbackia imbecellis. They were assigned to each other incorrectly.The first column is re-alphabetized to accommodate the changes above.<b>S</b><b>HELDmusselFishData2023AUG-&gt;</b><b>SHELDmusselFishData2023AUGv3</b>Changed “Utterbackia_couperiana” to “Utterbackiana_couperiana”Changed “Utterbackia_heardi” to “Utterbackiana_heardi”Changed “Utterbackia_implicataa” to “Utterbackiana_implicata”Changed “Utterbackia_suborbiculata” to “Utterbackiana_suborbiculata”Added “NA to fishFamily, fishGenus, fishSpecies where mussel host is not known.<b>SHELDgrowthRates2023AUG-&gt;</b><b>SHELDgrowthRates2023AUGv3</b>Changed “Utterbackia_couperiana” to “Utterbackiana_couperiana” in the scientificName columnChanged “Utterbackia_heardi” to “Utterbackiana_heardi” in the scientificName columnChanged “Utterbackia_implicata” to “Utterbackiana_implicata” in the scientificName columnChanged “Utterbackia_suborbiculata” to “Utterbackiana_suborbiculata” in the scientificName column