Learn about other molluscan species found in Florida waters, such as coquina clams, green mussels, sea hares and slugs, and large marine snails like horse conchs, lightning whelks and tulips. Browse publications pertaining to Florida’s molluscan species, learn a new word from the mollusc glossary or check out the latest species account data.

2019年2月27日 · Mollusks are a poorly-understood group of organisms, in terms of their distribution here in Florida, and your observations will aid conservation agencies with understanding where they are and where they might be.

Florida’s freshwater bodies support more than 60 species of mussels and clams. These animals usually inhabit shallow, sandy bottoms of lakes and streams. Their filter-feeding activity improves water quality by removing bacteria, algae and organic material.

Florida has a great diversity of freshwater mussels and snails. Many of these species are highly imperiled. Biologists work to learn more about Florida’s freshwater mollusks. Read a brief introduction about Florida’s freshwater mussels and clams …

2023年10月17日 · The mollusk collection has unique strengths in land, freshwater and marine mollusks. The Florida Museum has the largest land snail collection in the world from Hispaniola, Mexico-Central America, Pakistan and Thailand, and also has especially large holdings from the southeastern United States, West Indies, Andean South America, Madagascar, SE ...

2016年2月5日 · The Florida Museum of Natural History recently surpassed half a million cataloged mollusk specimen records in its online database, making it the world’s largest digitally accessible collection for the shellfish group.

The Bivalvia [= Pelecypoda, Lamellibranchiata] are bilateral mollusks lacking a distinct head (also jaws, radular teeth, and cephalic sense organs known from other groups such as gastropods) and usually protected by two shelly valves connected dorsally by a horny ligament.

Florida Nature: Mollusca - (molusks) Mollusca (molusks) Mollusca: Taxonomy | Species on this site. Home | Search | Photo Index | Contributions | Frequently Asked Questions | Contact Us. Taxonomic Classification. Kingdom: Metazoa ((=Animalia) …

2022年9月12日 · Medium- to large-sized tropical freshwater snails. One species occurs naturally in Florida, and three others have been introduced. The family contains many genera and numerous species in South America, Central America, Mexico, Africa, and Southeast Asia. Frequently the shells of ampulariids and viviparids are very similar.

2025年3月12日 · The Salinity and Temperature Data for South Florida Estuarine Mollusks (1994-present) database contains salinity and temperature readings from modern monitoring sites where live mollusks were observed during fieldwork performed from 1994 to present, salinity and temperature summary statistical data for each species, and location information ...