Top Level : Harvesting : Mussels : Mussel Species

The Fatmucket, Lampsilis siliquoidea (Barnes, 1823). Shells of the male fatmucket were more valuable to button makers than females because the female shell is inflated and difficult to cut.
Illinois State Museum Collection (ISM-675773)

Photograph by Robert E. Warren, Illinois State Museum.

The <b>Fatmucket</b>, <i>Lampsilis siliquoidea </i>(Barnes, 1823). Shells of the male fatmucket were more valuable to button makers than females because the female shell is inflated and difficult to cut.<br>Illinois State Museum Collection (ISM-675773)