Checklist of Pea Clams (Sphaeriidae) in Vermont, USA

Checklist
Latest version published by Vermont Center for Ecostudies on Dec 31, 2022 Vermont Center for Ecostudies
Publication date:
31 December 2022
License:
CC0 1.0

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Description

This is a checklist of the known species of Pea Clams (Sphaeriidae) recorded in Vermont, USA. The checklist is derived from literature and verified records from the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation and Jim Kellogg (https://doi.org/10.15468/tq5nfn). The checklist is comprised of 28 confirmed species.

Data Records

The data in this checklist resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 28 records.

2 extension data tables also exist. An extension record supplies extra information about a core record. The number of records in each extension data table is illustrated below.

Taxon (core)
28
Distribution 
31
VernacularName 
28

This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.

Versions

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Lew-Smith M, McFarland K (2022): Checklist of Pea Clams (Sphaeriidae) in Vermont, USA. v1.3. Vermont Center for Ecostudies. Dataset/Checklist. https://ipt.vtatlasoflife.org/resource?r=vtsphaeriidaechecklist&v=1.3

Rights

Researchers should respect the following rights statement:

The publisher and rights holder of this work is Vermont Center for Ecostudies. To the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the Public Domain (CC0 1.0). Users may copy, modify, distribute and use the work, including for commercial purposes, without restriction.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 48760b32-ea71-4de9-a2de-a1a3f679a85a.  Vermont Center for Ecostudies publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF-US.

Keywords

Checklist; Inventoryregional

Contacts

Michael Lew-Smith
  • Originator
  • Point Of Contact
ecologist
Arrowwood Environmental
Vermont
US
Kent McFarland
  • Content Provider
  • Metadata Provider
  • Originator
  • Point Of Contact
conservation biologist
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
Norwich
Vermont
US

Geographic Coverage

State of Vermont, USA

Bounding Coordinates South West [42.488, -74.268], North East [45.213, -71.104]

Taxonomic Coverage

Pea Clam (Sphaeriidae)

Family Sphaeriidae (pea clams)

Project Data

http://val.vtecostudies.org/

Title Vermont Atlas of Life
Identifier VAL
Study Area Description http://val.vtecostudies.org/
Design Description http://val.vtecostudies.org/

The personnel involved in the project:

Kent McFarland

Sampling Methods

Derived from literature and verified records.

Study Extent State of Vermont, USA

Method step description:

  1. Derived from literature and verified records.

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Herrington, H B. 1962. A Revision of the Sphaeriidae of North America (Mollusca: Pelecypoda). Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michagan, No. 118. https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/56362/MP118.pdf?sequence=1
  2. Johnson, C.W. 1915. Fauna of New England : 13: List of the Mollusca. Occasional Papers of the Boston Society of Natural History 7 (1–231). https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10306
  3. Mackie, Gerald L. 2007. Biology of Freshwater Corbiculid and Sphaeriid Clams of North America. Ohio Biological Sruvey Bulletin New Series Volume XV Number 3, Columbus, Ohio. https://pnwmussels.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Mackie_2007_Biology_FW_Corbiculids_Sphaeriids_NA.pdf
  4. Kellogg J, Lew-Smith M, McFarland K (2022). New England Pea Clam (Sphaeriidae) Occurrences. Version 1.5. Vermont Center for Ecostudies. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/tq5nfn accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-12-28. https://doi.org/10.15468/tq5nfn
  5. Burch, J B. 1972. Biota of Freshwater Ecosystems Identification Manual No.3 FRESHWATER SPHAERIACEAN CLAMS (MOLLUSCA:PELECYPODA) OF NORTH AMERICA. http://relicensing.pcwa.net/Documents/Library/PCWA-L 442.pdf. https://relicensing.pcwa.net/documents/Library/PCWA-L%20442.pdf

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers 48760b32-ea71-4de9-a2de-a1a3f679a85a
https://ipt.vtatlasoflife.org/resource?r=vtsphaeriidaechecklist