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Texas fatmucket

Lampsilis bracteata

Classification

Family
Unionidae

Lampsilis bracteata, the Texas fatmucket, is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is endemic to the tributaries of the Colorado River within the Edwards Plateau region in Texas, the United States. Populations from the upper Guadalupe River basin are now assigned to a distinct species, Lampsilis bergmanni.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 30