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Duck Mussel

Anodonta anatina

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 686, February 507, March 794, April 1,250, May 1,802, June 1,965, July 2,102, August 1,808, September 1,327, October 991, November 541, December 423.
United States14,196
Alaska14,196
Russia817
Germany296
Ukraine189
United Kingdom129
Finland125
Poland119
England118
France115

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Filter feederFeeds by filtering suspended food particles from water.From its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassBivalves · Bivalvia
OrderFreshwater Mussels · Unionida
FamilyRiver Mussels · Unionidae
GenusAnodonta

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