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Identification

Elimia livescens (liver elimia)

Dreissena polymorpha (zebra mussel)

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Image of: Elimia livescens (liver elimia), Dreissena polymorpha (zebra mussel)

Caption

Dreissena polymorpha on the snail Elimia livescens, Lake St. Clair, Michigan. Four Elimia specimens are shown here, two in dorsal view and two in ventral view. Such snails will not live long with such loads on their backs.

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 24, 2009 at http://animaldiversity.org.
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