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The Yellow sandshell, Lampsilis teres (Rafinesque, 1820), has elongated yellow valves that are sometimes marked with green lines (rays). It lives in river channels with clean sandy bottoms or in muddy sloughs where there is little current.
Illinois State Museum Collection (ISM-675458)

Photograph by Robert E. Warren, Illinois State Museum.

The <b>Yellow sandshell</b>, <i>Lampsilis teres</i> (Rafinesque, 1820), has elongated yellow valves that are sometimes marked with green lines (rays). It lives in river channels with clean sandy bottoms or in muddy sloughs where there is little current.<br>Illinois State Museum Collection (ISM-675458)