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Sharp Sprite - Promenetus exacuous

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Global Rank: G5
State Rank: SNR


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General Description
The range of Promenetus exacuous from Atlantic to Pacific Coasts of North America, from New Mexico, Nevada, and northern Texas to the Arctic-Boreal Transition Zone in Canada (Burch 1989 and Jokinen 1992). It occurs in quiet, shallow areas of lakes and rivers, as well as intermittent or permanent streams and ponds (Clarke 1981 and Jokinen 2005). The only location that we have in the database is for the Red Rock River wetlands refuge in Montana

Range Comments
The range of Promenetus exacuous extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific Coasts of North America, from New Mexico, Nevada, and northern Texas to the Arctic-Boreal Transition Zone in Canada (Burch 1989 and Jokinen 1992).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 15

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Migration
Sedentary.

Habitat
It occurs in quiet, shallow areas of lakes and rivers, as well as intermittent or permanent streams and ponds (Clarke 1981, Jokinen 1992, and Jokinen 2005).

Food Habits
Feeding is associated with scraping organic materials (algae, diatoms, etc.) from living or decaying plant matter

Ecology
Substrata occupied include dead or living vegetation, mud, and occasionally rock (Clarke 1981, Jokinen 1992). Promenetus exacuous inhabits both soft- and hard waters (Jokinen 1983, McKillop 1985, and Dillon 2000).

Threats or Limiting Factors
Although P. exacuous occurs in eutrophic systems, it is sensitive to environmental degradation (Clarke 1979).

References
  • Literature Cited AboveLegend:   View Online Publication
    • Burch, J.B. 1989. North American freshwater snails. Malacological Publications: Hamburg, Michigan. 365 pp.
    • Clarke, A.H. 1979. Gastropods as indicators of trophic lake stages. The Nautilus, 94(4).
    • Clarke, A.H. 1981. The freshwater molluscs of Canada. National Museum of Natural Sciences, National Museums of Canada, Ottawa. 446 pp.
    • Dillon, R.T. 2000. The Ecology of Freshwater Molluscs. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 509 pp.
    • Jokinen, E.H. 1992. The Freshwater Snails (mollusca: gastropoda) of New York State. Albany, N.Y: University of the State of New York, State Education Dept., New York State Museum, Biological Survey.
    • Jokinen, E.H. 2005. Pond molluscs of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: then and now. American Malacological Bulletin, 20(1-2), pp.1-9.
    • McKillop, W.B. 1985. Distribution of aquatic gastropods across the Ordovician dolomite-Precambrian granite contact in southeastern Manitoba, Canada. Canadian journal of zoology, 63(2), pp.278-288.
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    • Hendricks, P., S. Lenard, D.M. Stagliano, and B.A. Maxell. 2013. Baseline nongame wildlife surveys on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. Report to the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. Montana Natural Heritage Program, Helena, MT. 83 p.
    • Russell, R.H. and R.B. Brunson. 1967. A check-list of molluscs of Glacier National Park, Montana. Sterkiana 26:1-5.
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