- Orangenacre mucket
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Orangenacre mucket Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Order: Unionoida Family: Unionidae Genus: Hamiota Species: H. perovalis Binomial name Hamiota perovalis
Conrad, 1834Synonyms Lampsilis perovalis
The orangenacre mucket or orange-nacre mucket, scientific name 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.
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 prey items.[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.
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