A dataset of molluscan fauna sampled in estuaries of medium and small rivers in Kyushu, Japan

Rei Itsukushima1, Rei Itsukushima2

1 Kyushu University, 744  Motooka, Nishi-ku, 819-0395, Fukuoka; 2 

Corresponding author(s): Rei Itsukushima (itsukushima@civil.kyushu-u.ac.jp)

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Abstract

A dataset of shellfish fauna sampled in estuaries of medium and small rivers in Kyushu, Japan

Keywords: river estuary, molluscan fauna

Data published through GBIF: http://ipt.pensoft.net/resource?r=shellfishes_in_kyushu

Taxonomic coverage

General taxonomic coverage description: Gould (1859), Reeve (1839), Reeve (1854), Lischke (1868), Kira (1961), Pilsbry (1901), Dunker (1861), Reeve (1855), Lischke (1870), Sasaki and Okutani (1994), A. Adams (1853), Tapprone-Canefri (1874), Gmelin (1791), Philippi (1849), Re'cluz (1853), Dunker (1860), Martens (1879), Benson (1836), Linnaeus(1758), Lischke (1871), Kiener (1841), Lischke (1869), Crosse (1862), K. Martin (1899), Philippi (1848), A. Adams (1863), A. Adams (1855), Philippi (1844), Philippi (1846), Souleyet in Eydoux and Souleyet (1852), Küster (1860), Powys (1835), Dunker (1847), Reeve (1847), Kuroda (1957), Pfeiffer (1864), Reeve (1844), Oyama (1950), Gould (1861), Gould (1850), Lamarck (1819), Adams & Reeve (1850), Deshayes (1855), Habe (1961), Benson (1842), Jay (1857), Reeve (1843), Prime (1864), Gray (1828), Roeding, 1798, Donovan (1834), Pilsbry (1894), Reeve (1863), Rafinesque (1815), Tapparone-Canefri (1874), Dunker (1882), Lischke (1873), Carpenter (1857) were used as a taxonomic reference for this work. The orders are Veneroida (19 species), Docoglossa (14), Sorbeoconcha (12), Vetigastropoda (6), Neritimorpha (5), Discopod (5), Mytiloida (5), Chitonida (3), Neogastropoda (2), Pulmonata (2), Basommatophora (2), Anomalodesmata (2), Arcoida (1), Architaenioglossa (1), Systelommatophora (1), and Pterioida (1). The families are Patellidae (12), Neritidae (8), Patamidid (5), Mytilidae (5), Littorinidae (4), Trochidae (4), Tellinidae (3), Psammobiidae (3), Phenacolepadidae (2), Mactridae (2), Petricolidae (2), Nacellidae (2), Batillariidae (2), Muricidae (2), Turbinidae (2), Nassariidae (2), Ellobiidae (2), Siphonariidae (2), Laternulidae (2), Mesodesmatidae (1), Trapezidae (1), Cyrenidae (1), Glauconomidae (1), Solenidae (1), Cerithiidae (1), Assimineidae (1), Buccinidae (1), Vermetidae (1), Ischnochitonidae (1), Acanthochitonidae (1), Chitonidae (1), Arcidae (1), Ampullariidae (1), Onchidiidae (1), and Isognomonidae (1).
Taxonomic ranks
Family: Lottiidae, Veneridae, Potamididae, Mytilidae, Neritidae, Littorinidae, Psammobiidae, Tellinidae, Phenacolepadidae, Nacellidae, Batillariidae, Muricidae, Turbinidae, Nassariidae, Ellobiidae, Siphonariidae, Laternulidae, Tegulidae, Trochidae, Mactridae, Mesodesmatidae, Cyrenidae, Glauconomidae, Solenidae, Cerithiidae, Assimineidae, Buccinidae, Vermetidae, Ischnochitonidae, Acanthochitonidae, Chitonidae, Arcidae, Ampullariidae

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: We surveyed 70 river estuaries in the Kyushu region in Japan. Watershed areas of investigated rivers ranged from 1 km2 to 60 km2. The rivers were selected based on the variation in environmental conditions, such as the Ariake Sea and Buzen Sea, where the tide range is large and the rivers flowing to the Sea of Japan, where the wave energy is dominant.
Coordinates: 31°0'21.6''N and 33°55'30''N Latitude; 129°32'24''E and 132°0'43.2''E Longitude 

Temporal coverage: April 28, 2015 - November 23, 2017

Methods

Method step description: 1. Habitats conducted sampling shellfish were identified in one reach (approximately 10 times the width of the river) from the river mouth.
2. Locating the 50-cm square quadrats.
3. collecting shellfish (Bivalvia, Gastropoda, and Polyplacophora) from the surface layer and 10-cm deep in the ground.
4. Specimens were shipped back to the lab for correct species identification.
Study extent description: The surveys were carried out from 2015 to 2017 in river estuaries, which were belonged to Kyushu, Japan.
Sampling description: Habitats in half tide and spring tide belonging to one reach section (approximately 10 times the width of the river) were selected as investigation sites. At each habitat, we identified the species after collecting shellfish (Bivalvia, Gastropoda, and Polyplacophora) from the surface layer and 10-cm deep in the ground with 50-cm square quadrats.

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive A dataset of molluscan fauna sampled in estuaries of medium and small rivers in Kyushu, Japan
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Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: http://ipt.pensoft.net/archive.do?r=shellfishes_in_kyushu
Publication date of data: 2019-10-03
Language: English
Licences of use: Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2018-03-28
Hierarchy level: Dataset