''Lampsilis'' is a

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 ...

freshwater mussel Freshwater bivalves are one kind of freshwater mollusc, along with freshwater snails. They are bivalves that live in fresh water as opposed to salt water, which is the main habitat type for bivalves. The majority of species of bivalve molluscs ...

s, aquatic

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 ...

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s in the family

Unionidae The Unionidae are a family of freshwater mussels, the largest in the order Unionida, the bivalve molluscs sometimes known as river mussels, or simply as unionids. The range of distribution for this family is world-wide. It is at its most diverse ...

, 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

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to lure large predatory fish by using their mantle 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

* '' Lampsilis abrupta'' (pink mucket) * '' Lampsilis binominata'' (lined pocketbook) * '' Lampsilis bracteata'' * '' Lampsilis cardium'' * '' Lampsilis cariosa'' (yellow lampmussel) * '' Lampsilis dolabraeformis'' * ''

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 ...

'' (wavy-rayed lampmussel) * '' Lampsilis floridensis'' (Florida sandshell) * '' Lampsilis fullerkati'' (Waccamaw fatmucket) * '' Lampsilis higginsii'' (Higgins' eye pearly mussel) * '' Lampsilis ornata'' * ''

'' (pocketbook mussel) * '' Lampsilis powellii'' (Arkansas fatmucket) * '' Lampsilis radiata'' (Eastern lampmussel) * '' Lampsilis rafinesqueana'' (Neosho mucket) * '' Lampsilis reeveiana'' * ''

Lampsilis satura ''Lampsilis satura'', also known as the sandbank pocketbook, 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. References Molluscs of the ...

'' * '' Lampsilis siliquoidea'' (fatmucket clam) * ''

Lampsilis splendida ''Lampsilis splendida'' 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 straminea'' (rough fatmucket) * '' Lampsilis streckeri'' (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 ''Lampsilis virescens'', the Alabama lamp naiad, Alabama lamp pearly mussel or Alabama lampmussel, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is endemic to the United S ...

'' (Alabama lamp naiad)

Gallery

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References

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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 ...

External links

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