Fresh Water Mussel Image Gallery -- Illinois State Museum

Quadrula cylindrica (Rabbitsfoot)
The interior of the rabbitsfoot mussel shell has pearly white nacre that is iridescent on the posterior side. The pseudocardinal teeth are serrated and well-developed. The lateral teeth are straight and very long. The beak cavity is deep.

Collection of the Illinois State Museum, photograph by Karen Little
ISM Accession #: 677551

<b><i>Quadrula cylindrica</i> (Rabbitsfoot)</b>

Class Bivalvia : Subclass Paleoheterodonta : Genus Quadrula

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