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Lampsilis ovata

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
(c) eraskin, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Kentucky.January 30, February 36, March 41, April 83, May 89, June 41, July 34, August 32, September 40, October 34, November 25, December 28.
United States3,073
Kentucky515
Tennessee457
Canada455
Ontario326
Ohio290
Virginia285
Alabama257
West Virginia184
North Carolina179

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
GenusLampmussels · Lampsilis

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