Page 30 - The Freshwater Mussels of Oklahoma

Table 2. Summary of A. plicata shell characters.
Maximum
H/L Range Mean H/L Length W/L Range Mean H/L
Location N (%) (%) (mm) (%) (%)
Red River Drainage
Kiamichi River 55 64.3-85.2 74.7 119 34.1-57.1 44.7
Little River (+ tributaries) 50 63.7-87.2 74.8 118 40.9-56.4 47.6
Mountain Fork River 28 64.2-82.4 74.2 92 38.5-55.8 44.6
Glover River 35 66.3-85.7 74.4 92 38.8-55.3 45.8
Boggy Rivers 13 66.1-85.7 73.7 115 37.7-53.2 47.1
Blue River 23 59.6-76.4 70.1 136 36.9-49.5 43.5
Washita River 1 - 77.0 35 - -
Arkansas River Drainage
Illinois River 8 65.0-78.1 70.9 163 41.8-47.9 44.6
Poteau River 13 62.2-77.4 68.5 134 26.8-46.2 37.9
Caney River 5 60.7-74.6 69.6 135 37.0-46.1 41.1
Neosho River 24 62.1-79.2 73.5 158 41.4-55.6 46.6
Verdigris River(+tributaries) 23 62.5-81.8 71.7 144 34.7-56.4 44.3
Bird Creek 21 65.2-77.8 73.3 135 33.3-40.0 36.6

General Distribution:
Mississippi and adjacent Gulf of Mexico drainages. Also some areas of the
Hudson Bay and Great Lakes drainage systems.
Oklahoma Distribution:
Found in most river systems throughout the eastern half of Oklahoma.

Map 5. Distribution of A. plicata in Oklahoma.

Arkansas River System
Chickaskia River:
Kay County: 3mi. S, 2mi. E and 1 mi. W of Blackwell; SE of Blackwell; Below
Lake Blackwell.

29