''Lampsilis'' is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic

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mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. There are over 100 species in the genus. Some species, notably '' Lampsilis ovata'' (pocketbook mussel) use aggressive mimicry to lure large predatory fish by using their

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as a lure, ejecting larvae into the mouth of the fish when they strike. The larvae attach to the gills, using the fish's blood as food for several weeks.

Species

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Lampsilis abrupta ''Lampsilis abrupta'', the pink mucket or pink mucket pearly mussel, 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. Life history The pink m ...

'' (pink mucket) * ''

Lampsilis binominata The lined pocketbook (''Lampsilis binominata'') was a species of freshwater river mussel, an aquatic bivalve in the family Unionidae the river mussels. This species was endemic to the United States. It is now extinct Extinction is the ...

'' (lined pocketbook) * ''

Lampsilis bracteata ''Lampsilis bracteata'', also known as the Texas fatmucket, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwa ...

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Lampsilis cardium ''Lampsilis cardium'' is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. It is known commonly as the plain pocketbook.Lampsilis cariosa ''Lampsilis cariosa'', the yellow lampmussel, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. Its natural habitat is rivers. Distribution and conservation status This species is fo ...

'' (yellow lampmussel) * '' Lampsilis dolabraeformis'' * '' Lampsilis fasciola'' (wavy-rayed lampmussel) * ''

Lampsilis floridensis ''Lampsilis'' is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. There are over 100 species in the genus. Some species, notably ''Lampsilis ovata'' (pocketbook mussel) use aggressive mimicry t ...

'' (Florida sandshell) * ''

Lampsilis fullerkati ''Lampsilis fullerkati'', the Waccamaw fatmucket, 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 The United States of America (U.S ...

'' (Waccamaw fatmucket) * ''

Lampsilis higginsii ''Lampsilis higginsii'' is a rare species of freshwater mussel known as Higgins' eye pearly mussel or simply Higgins' eye. It is endemic to the United States, where it occurs in the upper Mississippi River and the drainages of some of its tributa ...

'' (Higgins' eye pearly mussel) * ''

Lampsilis ornata ''Lampsilis ornata'' 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 The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known ...

'' * '' Lampsilis ovata'' (pocketbook mussel) * ''

Lampsilis powellii ''Lampsilis powellii'' is a rare species of freshwater mussel known by the common name Arkansas fatmucket. It is endemic to Arkansas in the United States, where it occurs in the Ouachita, Saline, and Caddo River systems.USFWS''Lampsilis powelli ...

'' (Arkansas fatmucket) * ''

Lampsilis radiata ''Lampsilis'' is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. There are over 100 species in the genus. Some species, notably ''Lampsilis ovata'' (pocketbook mussel) use aggressive mimicry t ...

'' (Eastern lampmussel) * ''

Lampsilis rafinesqueana ''Lampsilis rafinesqueana'', the Neosho mucket or Neosho pearly mussel, is a species of North American freshwater mussel endemic to Arkansas, Oklahoma, Illinois, Missouri and Kansas. Description The Neosho mucket was first described by Frierson ...

'' (Neosho mucket) * ''

Lampsilis reeveiana ''Lampsilis'' is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. There are over 100 species in the genus. Some species, notably ''Lampsilis ovata'' (pocketbook mussel) use aggressive mimicry t ...

'' * '' Lampsilis satura'' * ''

Lampsilis siliquoidea ''Lampsilis siliquoidea'', also known as the fatmucket, is a species of freshwater bivalve in the family Unionidae. Description ''Lampsilis siliquoidea'' is recognized by its brown shell with dark rays, and is usually about to in size. The s ...

'' (fatmucket clam) * '' Lampsilis splendida'' * ''

Lampsilis straminea ''Lampsilis'' is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. There are over 100 species in the genus. Some species, notably ''Lampsilis ovata'' (pocketbook mussel) use aggressive mimicry t ...

'' (rough fatmucket) * ''

Lampsilis streckeri ''Lampsilis streckeri'', the speckled pocketbook, is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. It is endemic to Arkansas in the United States, where it is threatened by habitat loss. It is a federally listed endan ...

'' (speckled pocketbook) * ''

Lampsilis teres ''Lampsilis teres'', the yellow sandshell or slough sandshell, is a freshwater mussel native to the United States and Mexico. Although it is considered a species of least concern on the IUCN Red List, it is extirpated from (locally extinct) and e ...

'' (yellow sandshell) * '' Lampsilis virescens'' (Alabama lamp naiad)

Gallery

Image:Lampsilis ovata.jpg, '' Lampsilis ovata'' Image:Lampsilis fasciola.jpg, '' Lampsilis fasciola''

References

''Lampsilis''
at Biolib
''Lampsilis''
at the Catalogue of Life

External links

Mussel Uses Fake Fish As Lure
- Video of lampsilis perovalis luring a fish. Bivalve genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Unionidae-stub