Biology:Orangenacre mucket
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| Orangenacre mucket | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Tribe: | Lampsilini
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| Species: | H. perovalis
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| Hamiota perovalis Conrad, 1834
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Lampsilis perovalis | |
The orangenacre mucket or orange-nacre mucket (Hamiota perovalis) is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
This species is endemic to Alabama and Mississippi in the United States .
Description
This mussel is 5 to 9 centimeters long. It is yellow to reddish brown in color, and has a pink or white nacre.[1]
This bivalve has an appendage that resembles a fish, which it uses to lure host fish for its parasitic larva or Glochidia.[2]
References
- ↑ USFWS. Endangered status for eight freshwater mussels and threatened status for three freshwater mussels in the Mobile River drainage. Federal Register March 17, 1993.
- ↑ Lampsilis perovalis using a lure
External links
- Bogan, A.E. 1996. Lampsilis perovalis. 2011 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 September 2011.
- USFWS. Lampsilis perovalis Species Report.
Wikidata ☰ Q21971267 entry
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