canary kingshell

Lampsilis sietmani

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae

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. Aggressive mimicry 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.

Distribution

canary kingshell — (c) Eric Schmidt, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 30

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Eric Schmidt, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionLampsilis, Wikipedia contributors

canary kingshell

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