freshwater mussel

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freshwater mussel - bivalve mollusk abundant in rivers of central United States

freshwater clam

mussel - marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc.

pearly-shelled mussel - the pearly lining of the dark shells is a source of mother-of-pearl

thin-shelled mussel - mussel with thin fragile shells having only rudimentary hinge teeth

Dreissena polymorpha, zebra mussel - inch long mollusk imported accidentally from Europe; clogs utility inlet pipes and feeds on edible freshwater mussels

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Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- Researchers have discovered that 6000-years-ago people across Europe shared a cultural tradition of using freshwater mussel shells to craft ornaments.

Prehistoric Ornaments Made of Mussel Shells

The greatest number of freshwater mussel species on the continent is centralized in the Southeast, particularly, between the NRB of Tennessee and the Warrior Basin of Alabama (Bogan 2006).

THE ASIAN CLAM CORBICULA FLUMINEA AS A POLLUTION SENTINEL SPECIES

Lampsilis cariosa had moderately low genetic diversity indices at the COI locus and low haplotype diversity when compared to more common freshwater mussel taxa.

Conservation Genetics of the Endangered Yellow Lampmussel (Lampsilis cariosa)

It represents real hope that substantial numbers of the molluscs can be reintroduced to bolster these important freshwater mussel populations.

Breeding scheme offers fresh hope to 'Pearls in Peril'

Members of the American Fisheries Society present a guide for natural resource professionals who investigate fish and freshwater mussel kills and assess monetary damages of such events.

Investigation and Monetary Values of Fish and Freshwater Mollusk Kills

Exploitation trajectory of a declining fauna: a century of freshwater mussel fisheries in North America.

Consequences of Dam Removal on Mussel Assemblages (Unionidae) in the Cuyahoga River

Quadrula aurea is a freshwater mussel (Mollusca: Unionidae) species endemic to the waters of central Texas with a subrectangular to broadly elliptical or oblong, moderately thick shell (Howells et al., 1996; Howells, 2014).

Modern occurrence of and size data for Quadrula aurea (Mollusca: Unionidae) from the Medina River of Texas

Uptake and body distribution of chlorinated phenolic in the freshwater mussel, Anodonta atina L.

Monitoring DNA Damage in Gills of Freshwater Mussels (Anodonta anatina) Exposed to Heavy Metals

Key words: ovipositor, freshwater mussel, egg position, coevolution

Comparison of reproductive characteristics and host use of the Korean bitterling, Acheilognathus signifer (Cyprinidae, Pisces), between two populations in the wild environment

"If we can maintain healthy diverse freshwater mussel communities in our rivers, then we know we are doing a good job of protecting water quality too, and clean water is important to us all."