Top Level : Harvesting : Mussels : Mussel Species

The Wabash Pigtoe, Fusconaia flava (Rafinesque, 1820). Because of its small size, it was sometimes possible to remove only one button blank per valve. (Conservation status: Currently stable).
Illinois State Museum Collection (ISM-675344)

Photograph by Robert E. Warren, Illinois State Museum.

The <b>Wabash Pigtoe</b>, <i>Fusconaia flava</i> (Rafinesque, 1820). Because of its small size, it was sometimes possible to remove only one button blank per valve. (Conservation status: Currently stable).<br>Illinois State Museum Collection (ISM-675344)