Hamiota perovalis
Hamiota perovalis, the orangenacre mucket or orange-nacre mucket, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
| Hamiota perovalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Hamiota |
| Species: | H. perovalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hamiota perovalis (Conrad, 1834) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lampsilis perovalis (Conrad, 1834) | |
This species is endemic to Alabama and Mississippi in the United States.
Description
This mussel is 5 to 9 centimeters long. It is yellow to reddish brown in color, and has a pink or white nacre.[1]
This bivalve has an appendage that resembles a fish, which it uses to lure host fish for its parasitic larva (glochidia).[2]
References
- USFWS. Endangered status for eight freshwater mussels and threatened status for three freshwater mussels in the Mobile River drainage. Federal Register March 17, 1993.
- Lampsilis perovalis using a lure
External links
- Bogan, A.E. 1996. Lampsilis perovalis. 2011 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 September 2011.
- USFWS. Lampsilis perovalis Species Report.
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