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Table Bc05: Mussels Sampled from the Fox River Basin

Table Bc05: Mussels Sampled from the Fox River Basin

Annotated List of Freshwater Mussels Sampled From the Fox River Basin in Missouri.
Common Name Scientific Name
Giant floater (Anodonta grandis grandis)
White heelsplitter (Lasmigona complanata)
Fragile papershell (Leptodea fragilis)
Pink heelsplitter (Potamilus alatus)
Pink papershell (Potamilus ohiensis
Three ridge (Amblema plicata plicata)
Fatmucket (Lampsilis radiata)
Pondmussel (Liqumia subrostrata)
Winged mapleleaf (Quadrula frigosa)
Mapleleaf (Quadrula quadrula)

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