Biodiversity of the Rideau River, page 3: List of Aquatic Invertebrates.

Aquatic invertebrates of the Rideau River: List of species observed by the Canadian Museum of Nature and its partners.


Aquatic Invertebrates

Species List
(continued)

The following aquatic invertebrates were found in the Rideau River during the Rideau River Biodiversity Project.

In many cases, the genus of the animal could be identified but not the species. In these cases, the species is designated by the abbreviation sp. or in plural as spp.

	Scientific Name	Common Name	Stage of Aquatic Development
Mollusca - Molluscs
Gastropoda - Gastropods, Slugs, Snails
Snails (coiled shell)
	Amnicola limnosus	mud amnicola	larva, juvenile and adult
	Bithynia tentaculata *	mud bithynia	larva, juvenile and adult
	Cipangopaludina chinensis *	chinese mysterysnail	larva, juvenile and adult
	Helisoma sp.	rams-horn	larva, juvenile and adult
	Helisoma anceps	two-ridge rams-horn	larva, juvenile and adult
	Physella sp.	tadpole snail	larva, juvenile and adult
	Planorbella campanulata	bellmouth rams-horn	larva, juvenile and adult
	Planorbella pilsbryi	file rams-horn	larva, juvenile and adult
	Pseudosuccinea columella	mimic lymnaea	larva, juvenile and adult
	Valvata tricarinata	threeridge valvata	larva, juvenile and adult
	Viviparus georgianus *	banded mysterysnail	larva, juvenile and adult
	Planorbidae (Planorbid) family (spp.)	rams-horn	larva, juvenile and adult
Snails (limpets)	Ferrissia spp.	freshwater limpet	larva, juvenile and adult
Bivalvia - Bivalves, Clams
Clams, Mussels
	Alasmidonta marginata	elktoe	larva, juvenile and adult
	Dreissena polymorpha *	zebra mussel	larva, juvenile and adult
	Elliptio complanata	eastern elliptio	larva, juvenile and adult
	Lampsilis radiata	eastern lampmussel	larva, juvenile and adult
	Lampsilis ovata	pocketbook	larva, juvenile and adult
	Lasmigona costata	fluted shell	larva, juvenile and adult
	Ligumia recta	black sandshell	larva, juvenile and adult
	Pisidium spp.	peaclam	larva, juvenile and adult
	Pyganodon sp.	floater	larva, juvenile and adult
	Sphaeriumm spp.	fingernailclam	larva, juvenile and adult
	Sphaerium corneum *	European fingernailclam	larva, juvenile and adult
	Strophitus undulatus	squaw foot	larva, juvenile and adult

	Scientific Name	Common Name	Stage of Aquatic Development
Cnidaria - Cnidarians, Coelenterates
	Hydra sp.	hydra	juvenile and adult