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Bivalve taxonomy information and research. Includes extensive biobliographic information on bivalve genera. Part of the Partnerships for Enhancing Expertise in Taxonomy (PEET) project of the National Science Foundation.
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BIVALVES Research, Training, Electronic Dissemination of Data  A joint program based at the Field Museum of Natural History and the American Museum of Natural History. Drs. Rdiger Bieler (FMNH) and Paula M. Mikkelsen (AMNH principal investigators. What is PEET? Acknowledgments Please address comments about these PEET web...
http://peet.fmnh.org/

Online version of book of the same name, published by the Illinois Natural History Survey.
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Field Guide to Freshwater Mussels of the Midwest  This page has moved please update your link/bookmark: http www.inhs.uiuc.edu/cbd/collections/mollusk/fieldguide.html Your browser should automatically forward you after 5 seconds. Illinois Natural History Survey Cummings, K.S and C.A. Mayer. 1992. Field guide to freshwater mussels of the Midwest. Illinois Natural History...
http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/chf/pub/mussel_man/cover.html

Images of freshwater pearly mussels (unionoids) of North America.
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Web Address Changed Missouri State University  Please use the following link to access the Missouri State University web page you've requested: http courses.missouristate.edu/mcb095f/gallery/ If you have bookmarks or links pointing to the old address, please update them to the new address. Missouri State University Copyright 2005...
http://courses.smsu.edu/mcb095f/gallery/

Illustrations and information about the various groups.
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Freshwater Mussel Genera of the World  The objective of this page is to illustrate (with photographs) all of the genera of freshwater mussels (Unionoida) in the world. The genera included are largely those recognized by Haas (1969) with the exception of the North American fauna, which...
http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu:80/~ksc/MusselGenera.html

Information about the taxonomy and biology of this species from the Maryland Sea Grant.
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Maryland Sea Grant Book Store The Eastern Oyster: Crassostrea virginica  Oyster is the most comprehensive synthesis about the biology of Crassotrea virginica since Paul Galtsoff published his landmark work, The American Oyster, in 1964. The Eastern Oyster extends Galtsoff's findings and adds considerably to details on such topics as anatomy,...
http://www.mdsg.umd.edu/store/Oyster/

Information about oyster reefs in the Chesapeake Bay region.
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Untitled  The website address for the VIMS Molluscan Ecology program has moved to: http www.vims.edu/mollusc/ Please bookmark the new address. This page will automatically jump to the new site in 10 seconds 9 8...
http://www.vims.edu/fish/oyreef/reef_page.html

Species list, species accounts with photos, identification keys, life history, shell anatomy, glossary, and references.
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North Carolina Mussel Atlas  Carolina is home to more than 60 species of freshwater mussels. Unfortunately, 50% of these species are designated Endangered, Threatened, or Special Concern within the state. The Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program strives to prevent species from becoming endangered through...
http://www.ncwildlife.org/pg07_WildlifeSpeciesCon/pg7b1a.htm

McClung Museum virtual exhibit that explores the bivalves' biology and history.
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McClung Museum Tennessee Freshwater Mussels  From to pearl buttons of the early 1900s to the contemporary cultured pearl industry, shells of freshwater mussels have been used by humans for centuries. This exhibit explores the biology and history of human use of these little-seen Tennessee animals....
http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/permex/mussels/mussels.htm

Images of freshwater pearly mussels (unionoids) of North America.
http://courses.missouristate.edu/mcb095f/gallery/