Genus Lampsilis
Class Bivalvia
: Subclass Paleoheterodonta
: Genus Lampsilis
Lampsilis abrupta (Pink Mucket)
The interior of the pink mucket mussel shell has pink or white nacre that is iridescent toward the posterior end. The pseudocardinal teeth are thick and divergent. The lateral teeth are thick and short. The beak cavity is deep.
Collection of the Illinois State Museum, photograph by Karen Little
ISM Accession #: 675668
Class Bivalvia
: Subclass Paleoheterodonta
: Genus Lampsilis
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