This is a demonstration of the ISM freshwater mussel image gallery.
Class Bivalvia : Subclass Paleoheterodonta : Genus Actinonaias
Actininaias ligamentina (Mucket)
The interior of the mucket mussel shell has white nacre, sometimes tinged with pink, that is iridescent toward the posterior end. The pseudocardinal teeth are large, somewhat elevated, and serrated. The lateral teeth are thin, moderately long, and straight-to curved.
Collection of the Illinois State Museum, photograph by Karen Little
ISM Accession #: 679912
Class Bivalvia : Subclass Paleoheterodonta : Genus Actinonaias
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