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Studies on the Molluscan Genus Campeloma Rafinesque, 1819

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Abstract

Campeloma is a genus of freshwater, ovoviviparous gastropod widely distributed throughout most of the eastern half of North America. Being commonly found in most lakes and streams of this area, the shells were noted by such early naturalists as Constantine S. Rafinesque (1819: 423), Thomas Say (1821: 173), Richard E. Call (1894: 133-137) ; 1898: 420 - 429), Bryant Walker (1893: 135-140) and others. These men, recognizing many different and apparently distinct shell types in this group, described a number of species based on observed shell characteristics.

How to Cite:

Anderson, B. E., (1966) “Studies on the Molluscan Genus Campeloma Rafinesque, 1819”, Sterkiana 23(1), 9-18.