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Newfoundland Floater

Pyganodon fragilis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Quebec.January 2, February 2, March 3, April 6, May 11, June 7, July 6, August 6, September 5, October 4, November 2, December 2.
Canada226
United States58
Quebec57
Ontario53
Newfoundland and Labrador51
Michigan46
Nova Scotia39
New Brunswick21
Prince Edward Island6
Wisconsin3

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
GenusFloater Mussels · Pyganodon

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