Freshwater mussel-related web sites:

 Minnesota projects and resources

  • Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia  - several Minnesota records
  • Carleton College - Gary Wagenbach's Laboratory - Freshwater Mussel Research
  • Chippewa National Forest - Aquatic Resources  (Including freshwater mussels)
  • Illinois Natural History Survey - Mollusk Collection Database  (Over 50 Minnesota bivalve records)
  • Florida Museum of Natural History - Malacology Database  (several Minnesota records)
  • Macalester College - Daniel Hornbach's Laboratory - Freshwater Mussel Research
  • Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Freshwater Mussel Survey
  • Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - State-listed mollusks
  • Museum of Comparative Zoology - over 50 records of Minnesota mollusks
  • North Dakota, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Aquatic Mollusks of North Dakota  (Includes maps of Minnesota-North Dakota boundary waters)
  • Ohio State University, Museum of Biological Diversity - several Minnesota records
  • St. Olaf College - Mike Swift's Laboratory - Freshwater Mussel Research
  • University of Michigan, Museum of Zoology - Mollusk Division - Dan Graf's Identification Key to Northern Minnesota Mussels
  • United States Fish & Wildlife Service, Region 3 - Federally listed species in Minnesota
  • University of Minnesota, Bell Museum of Natural History - Minnesota's voucher repository for freshwater mussels
  • University of Minnesota, Duluth Campus - Sea Grant - Zebra Mussel Overview
  • University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus - Mark Hove's Freshwater Bivalve Research
  • University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus - Jim Perry & Water Resources Program
  • University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus - Richard Weisbrod's Freshwater Bivalve Research
  • Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, LaCrosse, WI - facts about native mussels
  • Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, LaCrosse, WI - facts about zebra mussels
  • USFWS - rare mussels of the Midwest

    • United States

  • Mussel host database - maintained by Tom Watters, Division of Molluscs, Ohio State University
  • Freshwater mollusk bibliography - collaboration between Kevin Cummings, Art Bogan, Tom Watters, and Christine Mayer
  • American Malacological Society, Inc. (Professional society dedicated to the study and conservation of mollusks)
  • Illinois Natural History Survey Mollusk Collection (Several useful resources)
  • National Park Service (nature and science web page)
  • Sea Grant Nonindigenous Species Site
  • States' listed freshwater mussels
  • Student and teacher web site about mussels
  • Unio Gallery (Interesting pictures of mussels)
  • University of Michigan, Mollusk Division

    • Freshwater snail-related web sites:

    Minnesota projects and resources

  • Illinois Natural History Survey - Mollusk Collection Database (2 Minnesota gastropod records)
  • Florida Museum of Natural History - Malacology Database (several Minnesota records)
  • North Dakota, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Aquatic Mollusks of North Dakota (Includes maps of Minnesota-North Dakota boundary waters)


    • United States

  • Rob Dillon, Freshwater Gastropods of North America project, Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society

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    Freshwater mollusca web sites:

  • Freshwater Molluscan Shells - nice site


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