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Kidneyshell

Ptychobranchus fasciolaris

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ohio.January 61, February 66, March 90, April 175, May 409, June 94, July 80, August 76, September 88, October 72, November 52, December 49.
United States4,460
Ohio1,312
Kentucky746
Canada443
Ontario443
Tennessee419
Virginia335
Indiana288
West Virginia266
Pennsylvania248

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
GenusPtychobranchus

Sources

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