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Table 24. Summary of P. ohiensis shell characters.

Maximum
H/L Range Mean H/L Length W/L Range Mean W/L
Location N (%) (%) (mm) (%) (%)
Arkansas River System
Arkansas River 33 61.8-84.1 69.3 141 27.2-37.8 31.3
Chickaskia River 2 63.4-69.2 66.3 82 29.5-30.5 30.0
Kaw, Kerr and
Keystone Lakes 8 60.3-76.4 66.9 149 31.9-35.8 33.4
Verdigris River 9 63.0-76.0 68.0 140 26.7-37.2 30.9
Oologah Lake 10 66.7-80.2 75.0 132 26.4-33.3 30.8
Caney River 10 60.4-69.6 65.1 149 30.2-34.1 32.0
Neosho River 15 62.3-72.7 66.3 151 27.4-35.6 31.0
Cimarron River 2 62.9-69.2 66.1 89 29.5-33.7 31.6
Lake Carl Blackwell 9 66.9-76.9 71.1 150 30.4-34.6 33.1
North Canadian River 13 64.0-72.4 69.0 150 27.0-37.5 31.8

Red River System
Red River 28 62.7-76.7 69.4 127 23.3-41.5 34.5
Washita River 21 62.1-71.0 65.8 138 32.0-37.6 34.7
Lake Texoma 39 59.5-83.3 71.6 129 24.3-38.5 30.8

General Distribution:
Mississippi River drainage system and parts of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence
drainage system.
Oklahoma Distribution:
Found in rivers and lakes throughout most of the main body of the state.

Map 29. Distribution of P. ohiensis in Oklahoma.

Arkansas River System
Arkansas River:
Kay County: At Ponca City, S25-T26N-R3E (weathered).
Pawnee County: At Ralston, S1-T23N-R5E.

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