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Like other mussels, other threats to the wavy-rayed lampmussel include: natural flow alterations, siltation, channel disturbance, point and non-point source pollution, and exotic species (including the aforementioned zebra mussel). Maintenance or establishment of vegetated riparian buffers can help protect mussel habitats from many of their ...
The invasion of the Zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha, (which the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service trying to control) is one of the biggest threats to the survival of the winged mapleleaf. The Zebra mussel is an extremely invasive species and in 2000 the Zebra mussel began being a problem in the St. Croix River.
Lampsilis cardium is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. It is known commonly as the plain pocketbook . [ 2 ] It is widespread in eastern North America, where it is native to the Mississippi River and Great Lakes drainage systems.
Lampsilis is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.There are over 100 species in the genus. Some species, notably Lampsilis ovata (pocketbook mussel) use aggressive mimicry to lure large predatory fish by using their mantle as a lure, ejecting larvae into the mouth of the fish when they strike.
Mussel (/ ˈ m ʌ s ə l /) is the common name used for members of several families of bivalve molluscs, from saltwater and freshwater habitats. These groups have in common a shell whose outline is elongated and asymmetrical compared with other edible clams, which are often more or less rounded or oval.
The eastern lampmussel is a medium-to-large-sized mussel, averaging around 3.9 in (9.9 cm) in length and rarely exceeding 5 in (13 cm). The shell is slightly ovate and elliptical. The valves, when looked at in cross-section, are moderately inflated. The bottom of the back of the shell is also commonly more rounded in mature females.
The southern mapleleaf (Quadrula apiculata) is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is endemic to the United States . References
Lampsilis virescens, the Alabama lamp naiad, Alabama lamp pearly mussel or Alabama lampmussel, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is endemic to the United States. This river mussel is currently limited to the Paint Rock River drainage in northeastern Alabama.