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Pondmussel

Sagittunio subrostratus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Missouri.January 20, February 23, March 27, April 50, May 65, June 27, July 23, August 23, September 25, October 23, November 19, December 19.
United States1,453
Missouri342
Illinois328
Kentucky186
Texas89
Arkansas73
Louisiana71
Kansas69
Mississippi63
Nebraska47

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
GenusSagittunio

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