Hamiota perovalis: Difference between revisions

Content deleted Content added

Inline

Revision as of 15:10, 22 September 2010

The orangenacre mucket or orange-nacre mucket, scientific name Lampsilis perovalis, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

This species is endemic to the United States, specifically to Alabama and Mississippi.

These bivalves have an appendage that resembles a fish, which is used to lure other creatures into its grasps.

Bogan, A.E. 1996. Lampsilis perovalis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
[1] species report from the US fish and wildlife service
Lampsilis perovalis using a lure

This mollusc-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

@@ Line 17: / Line 17: @@
 This species is [[Endemism|endemic]] to the [[United States]], specifically to [[Alabama]] and [[Mississippi]].
+These bivalves have an appendage that resembles a fish, which is used to lure other creatures into its grasps.
 ==Source==
 * Bogan, A.E. 1996.  [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/11241/all Lampsilis perovalis].   [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ]  Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
 * [http://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/SpeciesReport.do?spcode=F01S] species report from the US fish and wildlife service
+* [http://www.educatedearth.net/video.php?id=4210 Lampsilis perovalis using a lure]
 [[Category:Fauna of the United States]]