Mussels of the Lake Erie Islands

Michael A. HoggarthDepartment of Biology and Earth Science

Otterbein University

Middle Bass Island MarinaSpecies name Common name dead live relocated

Utterbackia imbecillis paper pondshell 43 6 0 Pyganodon grandis giant floater 3018 164 133

Amblema plicata threeridge 297 257 257Quadrula quadrula mapleleaf 58 42 38Quadrual pustulosa pimpleback 15 36 35Fusconaia flava Wabash pigtoe 12 2 2Leptodea fragilis fragile papershell 419 121 121Potamilus alatus pink heelsplitter 1 1 1Truncilla truncata deertoe 1 8 7Truncilla donaciformis fawnsfoot 2 0 0Obliquaria reflexa three-horned wartyback 9 7 2Toxolasma parvum lilliput 8 98 69Ligumia nasuta eastern pondmussel 1 0 0Lampsilis r. luteola fat mucket 7 0 0

 

South Dock

Lohmeyer’s Cove

Manila Bay

State Park Marina

Lonz Yacht Basin

Burgundy Bay

Open water between Rattlesnake and Green

islands

Yacht Club Marina

East Point Preserve

Main Marina

Terwilliger’s Pond

Put-in-Bay Harbor

South Bass Island State Park

Gibraltar Island

West Bay

Craft’s Dock

Camp Patmos State Park Beach & Dock

Mussels of the Bass Islands

• North Bass Island– P. grandis– A. plicata

• Middle Bass Island– P. grandis– A. plicata– Q. quadrula

• South Bass Island– L. fragilis

• Gibraltar Island– none

• Rattlesnake Island & open water– L. fragilis

• Kelley’s Island– none

If you are interested in genetic isolation, Anguispira kochi, thebanded globe from Green Island (shown here) lack bands. Theyhave two bands on Kelley’s and one on Gibraltar.