Table Bc03: Mussels expected to occur in the West Osage River Basin

Mussels expected to occur in the West Osage River Basin in west-central Missouri (Oesch 1984). Mussels incidently collected by Departmentfisheries biologists (MDC) are noted.
Species	Common Name	MDC	Commercial Use*
Alasmidonta marginata	Elk toe		N
Amblema plicata	Three-ridge	X	CP, PC, B
Anodonta grandis grandis	Giant floater		N
Anodonta imbecilis	Paper pond shell		N
Arcidens confragosus	Rock pocketbook		N
Cumberlandia monodonta	Spectacle case		N
Cyclonaias tuberculata	Purple pimpleback		N
Cyprogenia aberti	Western fan-shell		N
Ellipsaria lineolata	Butterfly		CP, PC, B
Elliptio dilatata	Lady-finger	X	N/P - PC
Fusconaia flava	Wabash pig-toe		CP, PC, B
Lampsilis teres anodontoides	Yellow sand shell		IM, PC, B
Lampsilis teres teres	Slough sand shell		IM, PC, B
Lampsilis radiata luteola	Fat mucket		PC, B
Lampsilis ventricosa	Pocketbook		PC, B
Lasmigona complanata	White heel-splitter	X	N/P - PC
Lasmigona costata	Fluted shell		N
Leptodea fragilis	Fragile paper shell	X	N
Ligumia recta	Black sand shell		IM, B
Ligumia subrostrata	Pond mussel		N
Megalonaias nervosa	Washboard		CP, B
Obliquaria reflexa	Three-horned warty-back		N/P - PC
Obovaria olivaria	Hickory-nut		N
Pleurobema coccineum	Round pig-toe	X	PC, B
Potamilus alatus	Pink heel-splitter		N/P - PC
Potamilus ohioensis	Pink paper shell		N
Quadrula metanevra	Monkey-face		CP, PC, B
Quadrula pustulosa	Pimple-back		CP, PC, B
Quadrula quadrula	Maple leaf	X	CP, B
Strophitus u. undulatus	Squaw foot		N
Toxolasma parvus	Lilliput shell		N
Tritogonia verrucosa	Buckhorn/Pistol-grip	X	CP, B
Truncilla donaciformis	Fawn's foot		N
Truncilla truncata	Deer-toe	X	N
Uniomerus tetralasmus	Pond-horn	X	N
Venustaconcha e. ellipsiformis	Ellipse		N

*N = none, P = potential use, CP = cultured pearl, PC = polished chip, I = inlay material, B = button (historically)

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