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Tapered pondhorn

Uniomerus declivis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 10, February 10, March 11, April 21, May 13, June 6, July 6, August 6, September 7, October 7, November 10, December 9.
United States271
Texas118
Louisiana46
Alabama33
Mississippi22
Arkansas12
Ohio12
Tennessee6
Oklahoma5
Georgia4

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
GenusUniomerus

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