Lampsilis siliquoidea
Lampsilis siliquoidea, also known as the fatmucket,[1] is a species of freshwater bivalve in the family Unionidae.
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| Lampsilis siliquoidea on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Lampsilis |
| Species: | L. siliquoidea |
| Binomial name | |
| Lampsilis siliquoidea (Barnes, 1823) | |
Description
Lampsilis siliquoidea is recognized by its brown shell with dark rays, and is usually about 70 millimetres (2.8 in) to 100 millimetres (3.9 in) 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.
Live Lampsilis siliquoidea being tagged for research.
References
- Cummings, K. & Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Lampsilis siliquoidea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T189448A1926029. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T189448A1926029.en. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- Turgeon, D. D., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, W. K. Emerson, W. G. Lyons, W. Pratt, et al. (1988) Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks, American Fisheries Society Special Publication 16
- Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al. (1998) Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed., American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26