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Identification

Lampsilis siliquoidea (fatmucket)

Dreissena polymorpha (zebra mussel)

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Image of: Lampsilis siliquoidea (fatmucket), Dreissena polymorpha (zebra mussel)

Caption

Lampsilis siliquoidea with attached zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha), Lake St. Clair, Michigan. Posterior end view of the mussel shown previously. The zebra mussels have gotten inside the valves and prevent them from closing completely. Zebra mussels get their name from the zebra-like markings on their shells.

Contributors

Dr. John B. Burch, Ph.D. external link (photographer, copyright holder), Mollusk Division, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

University of Michigan Museum of Zoology

Citation: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed November 23, 2009 at http://animaldiversity.org.
Sponsored in part by the Interagency Education Research Initiative,
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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants DUE-0633095 and DRL-0628151.
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