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Fresh-Water Molluscs from New Mexico and Vicinity Bulletin 116 t: - 1 :MA: New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources A DIVISION OF NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING & TECHNOLOGY Fresh-water molluscs from New Mexico and vicinity Dwight W. Taylor Department of Geology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331-5506 SOCORRO 1987 NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING & TECHNOLOGY Laurence H. Lattman, President NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES & MINERAL RESOURCES Frank E. Kottlowski, Director George S. Austin, Deputy Director BOARD OF REGENTS Ex Officio Garrey E. Carruthers, Governor of New Mexico Alan Morgan, Superintendent of Public Instruction Appointed Gilbert L. Cano, President, 1985-1989, Albuquerque Lenton Malry, Sec./Treas., 1985-1991, Albuquerque Robert 0. Anderson, 1987-1993, Roswell Donald W. Morris, 1983-1989, Los Alamos Steve Torres, 1967-1991, Albuquerque BUREAU STAFF Full Time ORIN J. ANDERSON. Geologist DARRELL DAUDE, Computer Operator IREAN L. RAE. Draft' er RUBEN AncHLassu. Technician II Lois M. DENUN. Director. Bus/Pub. Office MARSHALL A. RESTER. Senior Geophysicist AL BACA. Crafts Technician ROBERT W. EYELET'. Mining Engineer JACQUES R. RENAULT. Senior Geologist NORMA L. BAcA. Secretary/Receptionist RoessEras H. FLOWER. Emeruus Sr. Paleontologist JAMES M. ROBERTSON. Senior Economic Geologist JAMES M. BARKER, Industrial Minerals Geologist MICHAEL J. GOBLA. Manager. Inf. Cu. SYLVEEN E. ROBINSON•COOK, Geologist ROBERT A. MBE/MAN. Senior Petrol. Geologist MICHAEL J. HARRIS. Metallurgist GRETCHEN H. ROYBAL. Coal Geologist DANNY BOBROW, Geologist JOHN W. Huun_Ey, Senior Env. Geologist CINDIE SALISBURY. SCHMIHSC Illustrator / MARK R. BomE. Research Associeue CAROL A. HIELLMING. Editorial Secretary DEBORAH A. SHAW. Assistant Editor LYNN A. BRANDVOLD. Senior Chemist GARY D. JOHNPEER. Engineering Geologist WILLIAM 1. STONE. Senior ilydeOgeOlOgISt RON BROADHEAD. Petroleum Geologist ANNABELLE LOPEZ. Staff Secretary SAmt'EL THOMPSON III. Senior Petrol. 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Boosechnologist Research Associates CHRISTINA L. BALK..VMT JEFFREY A. GRAIABLING. UNM JOHN R. MACMILLAN. .''MT VAL.LiAte L. CHEM/WET/I. Grand Junction, CO JOSEPH HARTMAN. Univ. Minn. HOwARD B. NICKELSON. Carlsbad PA/GE W. CHRISTIANSEN. Kitty Hawk. NC DONALD E. Hurnri, Md. Univ. LLOYD C. PRAY. Univ. Wisc. RUSSELL E. CLEmoNs„VMSU ALONZO D. JACIA. Texas Tech. Univ. ALLAN R. SANFORD. NAfT WILLIAM A. COBBAN. USGS DAVID B. JOHNSON. .MT JOHN H. SCHILLING. Nev. Bur. Mines el Geology AUREAL T. CROSS, Mich. St. Univ. WILLIAM E. KLNG. /VMSU WILLIAM R. SEAGER. NMSU MARIAN GALLISHA. Amer. Mat. Nat. Him. DASID V. LEMONE. LTEP RICHARD H. TEDFORD. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. LELAND H. GILE. Las Cruces A. BYRON LEONARD. Kansas Univ. JORGE C. TOVAR R.. Petroieos Mericanos Graduate Students DONALD BARRIE JOAN GABELMAN RICHARD P. LOZINSKY MARGARET BAR1OLL RICHARD HARRISON BRUCE MARRON PAUL BAUER TIM Hones WILLIAM MCINTOSH Plus about 50 undergraduate asststants Original Printing 1987 Published by Authority of State of New Mexico, NMSA 1953 Sec. 63-1-4 Printed by University Of New Mexico Printing Plant, September 1987 Available from New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources, Socorro, NM 87801 111 Contents ABSTRACT 5 F. thermalis n.sp. 28 INTRODUCTION 5 F. trivialis n.sp. 30 GEOLOGICAL INTERPRETATIONS 5 Apachecoccus n. gen. 32 UPPER RIO GRANDE 6 A. arizonae n.sp. 32 PECOS RIVER AND LOWER RIO GRANDE 6 Yaquicoccus n. gen. 34 GILA RIVER 6 Y. bernardinus n.sp. 34 ACCOUNTS OF SPECIES 8 FAMILY LITTORIDINIDAE 35 FAMILY ASSIMINEIDAE 8 Tryonia Stimpson 35 Assiminea pecos n.sp. 8 T. gilae n.sp. 36 FAMILY HYDROBIIDAE 9 T. stocktonensis n.sp. 37 Fontelicella Gregg & Taylor 9 Paupertryonia n. subgen. 38 F. davisi n.sp. 10 T. (P.) cheatumi (Pilsbry) 38 F. metcalfi n.sp. 12 T. (P.) adamantina n.sp. 41 F. roswellensis n.sp. 14 T. (P.) alamosae n.sp. 42 F. gilae n.sp. 16 T. (P.) brunei n.sp. 44 F. kolobensis n.sp. 19 T. (P.) kosteri n.sp. 45 F. pinetorum n.sp. 20 FAMILY SPHAERIIDAE 47 F. neomexicana (Pilsbry) 22 Pisidium (Cyclocalyx) sanguinichristi n.sp. 47 F. chupaderae n.sp. 24 REFERENCES 49 F. pecoscnsis n.sp. 27 Figures 1—Inferred latest Tertiary drainage of New Mexico and 13—Fontelicella thermalis n.sp. 29 adjacent areas. 7 14—Fantelicella trivialis n.sp. 31 2—Assiminea pecos n.sp. 8 15—Apachecoccus arizonae n. gen. et sp. 33 3—Terminology of penis in Fontelicella. 9 16—Yaquicoccus bernardinus n. gen. et sp. 34 4—Fontelicella davisi n.sp. 10 17—Tryonia gilae n.sp. 35 5—Fontelicella metcalff n.sp. 12 18—Tryonia stocktonensis n.sp. 38 6—Fontelicella roswellensis n.sp. 14 19—Tryonia cheatumi (Pilsbry). 39 7—Fontelicella gilae n.sp. 17 20—Tryonia adamantina n.sp. 41 8—Fontelicella kolobensis n.sp. 19 21—Tryonia alamosae n.sp. 43 9—Fontelicella pinetorum n.sp. 21 22—Tryonia brunei n.sp. 44 10—Fontelicella neomexicana (Pilsbry). 22 23—Tryonia kosteri n.sp. 45 11—Fontelicella chupaderae n.sp. 25 24—Pisidium sanguinichristi n.sp. 48 12—Fontelicella pecosensis n.sp. 26 Tables 1—Assiminea pecos n.sp., measurements and descriptive 15—Fontelicella kolobensis n.sp., measurements and statistics of shells. 9 descriptive statistics of opercula. 20 2—Fontelicella davisi n.sp., measurements and 16—Fantelicella kolobensis n.sp., penial glands. 20 descriptive statistics of shells. 11 17—Fontelicella pinetorum n.sp., measurements and 3—Fontelicella davisi n.sp., measurements and descriptive statistics of shells. 21 descriptive statistics of opercula. 11 18—Fontelicella pinetorum n.sp., measurements and 4—Fontelicella davisi n.sp., penial glands. 11 descriptive statistics of opercula. 21 5—Fontelicella metcalfi n.sp., measurements and 19—Fontelicella pinetorum n.sp., penial glands. 21 descriptive statistics of shells. 13 20—Fontelicella neomexicana (Pilsbry), measurements and 6—Fontelicella metcalfi n.sp., measurements and descriptive statistics of shells. 23 descriptive statistics of opercula. 13 21—Fantelicella neomexicana (Pilsbrv), measurements and 7—Fontelicella metcala n.sp., penial glands. 13 descriptive statistics of opercula. 23 8—Fontelicella roswellensis n.sp., measurements and 22—Fontelicella neomexicana (Pilsbry), penial glands. 23 descriptive statistics of shells. 15 23—Fontelicella chupaderae n.sp., Measurements and 9—Fontelicella roswellensis n.sp., measurements and descriptive statistics of shells. 24 descriptive statistics of opercula. 15 24—Fantelicella chupaderae n.sp., measurements and 10—Fontelicella roswellensis n.sp., penial glands. 15 descriptive statistics of opercula. 25 11—Fontelicella gilae n.sp., measurements and descriptive 25—Fontelicella chupaderae n.sp., penial glands. 25 statistics of shells. 18 26—Fontelicella pecosensis n.sp., measurements and 12—Fontelicella gilae n.sp., measurements and descriptive descriptive statistics of shells. 27 statistics of opercula. 18 27—Fontelicella pecosensis n.sp., measurements and 13:—Fontelicella gilae n.sp., penial glands. 18 descriptive statistics of shells. 27 14—Fontelicella kolobensis n.sp., measurements and 28—Fontelicella pecosensis n.sp., measurements and descriptive statistics of shells. 19 descriptive statistics of opercula. 28 iv 29—Fontelicella pecosensis n.sp., penial glands. 28 42—Tryonia stocktonensis n.sp., measurements and 30—Fontelicella thermalis n.sp., measurements and descriptive statistics of shells. 38 descriptive statistics of shells. 30 43—Tryonia cheatumi (Pilsbrv), measurements and 31—Fontelicella tizermalis n.sp., measurements and descriptive statistics of shells. 39 descriptive statistics of opercula. 30 44—Tnionia cheatumi (Pilsbry), measurements and 32—Fontelicella thermalis n.sp., penial glands. 30 descriptive statistics of penis. 40 33—Fontelicella trivialis n.sp., measurements and 45—Tryonia adatnantina n.sp., measurements and descriptive statistics of shells. 31 descriptive statistics of shells. 41 34—Fontelicella trivialis n.sp., measurements and 46—Tryonia alamosae n.sp., measurements and descriptive descriptive statistics of opercula. 32 statistics of shells. 43 35—Fontelicella trivialis n.sp., penial glands. 32 47—Tryonia aiamosae n.sp., measurements and descriptive 36—Apachecoccus arizonae n. gen. et sp., measurements statistics of penis. 43 and descriptive statistics of shells. 33 48—Tryonia brunei n.sp., measurements and descriptive 37—Apachecoccus arizonae n. gen. et sp., measurements statistics of shells. 44 and descriptive statistics of opercula. 34 49—Tryonia brunei n.sp., measurements and descriptive 38—Yaquicoccus bernardinus n. gen. et sp., measurements statistics of penis. 45 and descriptive statistics of shells. 35 50—Tryonia kosteri n.sp., measurements and descriptive 39—Yaquicoccus bernardinus n. gen. et sp., measurements
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