Top Level : Harvesting : Mussels : Mussel Species

The Yellow sandshell, Lampsilis teres (Rafinesque, 1820), has a white inner shell (nacre) with an excellent luster and texture. Button-shell buyers paid more for these than for any other species. Conservation status: Currently stable).
Illinois State Museum Collection (ISM-675458)

Photograph by Robert E. Warren, Illinois State Museum.