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              • Species - Rocky Mountain Capshell - Acroloxus coloradensis
Rocky Mountain Capshell - Acroloxus coloradensis

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References
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    • Bryce, G. W. 1970. Rediscovery of the Limpet, Acroloxus Coloradensis (Basommatophora: Acroloxidae), in Colorado. Nautilus 83(3):105-108.
    • Clarke, A. H. 1970. On Acroloxus Coloradensis Gastropoda Basommatophora in Eastern Canada. Publications in Zoology 2:1-13.
    • Clarke, A.H. 1981. The freshwater molluscs of Canada. National Museum of Natural Sciences, National Museums of Canada, Ottawa. 446 pp.
    • Ellis, B.K., L. Marnell, M.A. Anderson, J.A. Stanford, C. Albrecht, and T. Wilke. 2004. Status and ecology of a glacial relict mollusk, the Rocky Mountain capshell limpet (Acroloxus coloradensis), in relation to the limnology of Lost Lake, Glacier National Park, Montana (USA). Open File Report 186-05. Prepared for National Park Service, Glacier National Park, West Glacier, Montana by Flathead Lake Biological Station, The University of Montana, Polson, Montana. 63 pp.
    • Harrold, M.N. and R.P. Guralnick. 2010. A field guide to the freshwater mollusks of Colorado, second edition. Denver, CO: Colorado Division of Wildlife. 132 p.
    • Hossack, Blake and Robert Newell. 2013. New distribution record for the rare limpet Acroloxus coloradensis (Henderson 1930) (Gastropoda: Acroloxidae) from Montana. Research Note. Nautilus 127(1):40-41.
    • Johnson, P.D., A.E. Bogan, K.M. Brown, N.M. Burkhead, J.R. Cordeiro, J.T. Garner, P.D. Hartfield, D.A.W. Lepitzki, G.L. Mackie, E. Pip, T.A. Tarpley, J.S. Tiemann, N.V. Whelan, and E.E. Strong. 2013. Conservation status of freshwater gastropods of Canada and the United States. Fisheries 38:247-282.
    • Paul, A. J. and H. F. Clifford. 1991. Acroloxus coloradensis (Henderson) a rare North American freshwater limpet. Nautilus 105(4):173-174.
    • Riebesell, J.F., T.L. Thrasher, A. Bazzi, and W.P. Kovalak. 2001. Habitat characteristics of Rocky Mountain (Colorado) populations of Acroloxus coloradensis. American Malacological Bulletin 16(1/2): 33-40.
    • Russell, R.H. and R.B. Brunson. 1967. Acroloxus coloradensis from Montana. Nautilus 81(1):33.
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