Top Level : Harvesting : Mussels : Mussel Species

The Threeridge, Amblema plicata (Say, 1817). Button makers and pearl producers favor this species for its large size and thick shell interior (nacre). (Conservation status: Currently stable.)
Illinois State Museum Collection (ISM-673298)

Photograph by Robert E. Warren, Illinois State Museum

The <b>Threeridge</b>,<i> Amblema plicata </i>(Say, 1817). Button makers and pearl producers favor this species for its large size and thick shell interior (nacre). (Conservation status: Currently stable.)<br>Illinois State Museum Collection (ISM-673298)