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The Occurrence Of The Freshwater Clams, Musculium Partumeium (Say) And Pisidium Casertanum (Poli) (Bivalvia: Sphaeriidae), In The Hawaiian Islands, Albert J. Burky, Carl M. Way, Skippy Hau, M. Eric Benbow
The Occurrence Of The Freshwater Clams, Musculium Partumeium (Say) And Pisidium Casertanum (Poli) (Bivalvia: Sphaeriidae), In The Hawaiian Islands, Albert J. Burky, Carl M. Way, Skippy Hau, M. Eric Benbow
Biology Faculty Publications
Sphaeriid clams were collected from an ancient, continuously cultivated taro pond complex at Keāanae Peninsula, Maui. Both species are known for adaptations for temporary pond habitats and could have been initially introduced by the earliest Hawaiian settlers transported with moist taro root stock from other areas of Oceania.