Annotated checklist of freshwater truncatelloidean gastropods of the western United States, with an illustrated key to the genera
By: Robert Hershler, Hsiu-Ping Liu
Contributors: Liu, Hsiu-Ping; United States. Bureau of Land Management; National Operations Center (U.S.); Nature Conservancy (U.S.)
Series: Technical note -- 449; Technical note (United States. Bureau of Land Management) -- 449.
Publisher: Bureau of Land Management National Operation Center, Information and Publishing Services Section
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Denver, Colorado
Language: eng
Number of pages: 141
Subjects: Gastropoda; Freshwater snails; Classification; Truncatellidae; Snails; Hydrobiidae
Description: This technical note provides an illustrated key to the 13 genera and a checklist for the 178 currently recognized species of freshwater, inland saline, and estuarine truncatelloidean gastropods (primarily belonging to the families Amnicolidae, Cochliopidae, Hydrobiidae, Lithoglyphidae, and Tateidae) in the western United States. It also outlines methods of specimen preparation and dissection to facilitate use of the generic key. The checklist includes bibliographic information for each species (and their synonyms), type localities, type material, and geographic distributions. The appendix includes a comprehensive synopsis of the available DNA barcoding sequences (the COI gene, cytochrome c oxidase subunit I) for members of this fauna in the anticipation that these data will be increasingly used for both taxonomic and conservation genetic applications. This technical note serves as an entry portal for resource managers, taxonomists, and other individuals interested in this species-rich and highly imperiled fauna.
Notes: "June 2017."

"BLM/OC/ST-17/003+6524."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 73-84).

Also available online via the BLM website (viewed December 19, 2017).

Supported (in part) by a contract from The Nature Conservancy 06132013-1651
Table of contents: title: Methods --; title: Key to the freshwater truncatelloidean genera of the western United States --; title: Species checklist : amnicolidae --; title: Species checklist : cochliopidae --; title: Species checklist : hydrobiidae --; title: Species checklist : lithoglyphidae --; title: Species checklist : uncertain --; title: Literature cited --; title: Appendix.