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Table 1 . Summary of A. ligamentina shell characters.
H/L Mean Max. W/L Mean
Range H/L Length Range H/L
Location N (%) (%) (mm) (%) (%) Remarks
Red River System
Kiamichi River 59 55.6-72.2 64.7 122 34.7-52.5 42.3 9 of 65 rayed
8 of 60 colored(pink
to yellowish salmon
nacre
Little River 17 54.2-70.8 64.5 131 36.6-56.3 45.4 2 of 17 rayed
All white to bluish
white nacre
Glover River 10 61.7-70.6 64.5 116 37.5-48.4 43.0 1 of 10 rayed
All white to bluish
white nacre
Mountain Fork River 13 61.3-72.6 66.4 128 37.5-48.6 43.1 2 of 13 rayed
All White to bluish
white nacre
Lukfata Creek 1 - 65.3 98 - 46.9

General Distribution:
Mississippi River drainage of central and northeastern United States and parts of
the St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes drainage.
Oklahoma Distribution:
Little River drainage (including the Mountain Fork River, Glover River and
Lukfata Creek), Kiamichi River and Poteau drainages of eastern Oklahoma.

Map 3. Distribution of A. ligamentina in Oklahoma.

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