Lampsilis siliquoidea

Lampsilis siliquoidea
Lampsilis siliquoidea on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionoida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Lampsilis
Species: L. siliquoidea
Binomial name
Lampsilis siliquoidea
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Lampsilis siliquoidea, also known as the Fatmucket Clam, is a species of freshwater bivalve in the Unionidae family.

Description

L. siliquoidea is recognized by its brown shell with dark rays, and is usually about 70 to 100 mm in size. The shape of the shell is oblong to elliptical, compressed or inflated, with uniform thickness. Fatmucket Clams are filter feeders. They feed on algae, phytoplankton, protozoans and organic particles. In the parasitic glochidial stage they feed on blood from hosts species, which include bass, perch, walleye, and sturgeon.

Distribution and habitat

It is widespread in North America, found in the drainages of both the Mississippi River from New York to Minnesota, the Great Lakes, and Hudson Bay. It lives in lakes, rivers, streams and quiet waters, usually on sandy-mud bottoms.

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