genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
bivalve
Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, bival ...
mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is e ...
s in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. There are over 100 species in the genus.
Some species, notably ''
Lampsilis ovata
''Lampsilis ovata'', or pocketbook mussel, is a species of freshwater mussel, a bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is endemic to eastern North America.
This species uses aggressive mimicry
Aggressive ...
'' (pocketbook mussel) use aggressive mimicry to lure large predatory fish by using their
mantle
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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 ...
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'' (yellow lampmussel)
* '' Lampsilis dolabraeformis''
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Lampsilis fasciola
''Lampsilis fasciola'', the wavy-rayed lampmussel, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
Appearance and description
The wavy-rayed lampmussel is a relatively small mussel d ...
'' (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 ...
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 ...
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Lampsilis ovata
''Lampsilis ovata'', or pocketbook mussel, is a species of freshwater mussel, a bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is endemic to eastern North America.
This species uses aggressive mimicry
Aggressive ...
'' (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 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 ...
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 ...
Lampsilis ovata
''Lampsilis ovata'', or pocketbook mussel, is a species of freshwater mussel, a bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is endemic to eastern North America.
This species uses aggressive mimicry
Aggressive ...
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Lampsilis fasciola
''Lampsilis fasciola'', the wavy-rayed lampmussel, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
Appearance and description
The wavy-rayed lampmussel is a relatively small mussel d ...
Catalogue of Life
The Catalogue of Life is an online database that provides an index of known species of animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms. It was created in 2001 as a partnership between the global Species 2000 and the American Integrated Taxonomic Info ...