This is a demonstration of the ISM freshwater mussel image gallery.
Class Bivalvia : Subclass Paleoheterodonta : Genus Lampsilis
Lampsilis siliquoidea (Fatmucket)
The interior of the fatmucket mussel shell has white or bluish white nacre that is iridescent on the posterior side. The pseudocardinal teeth are triangular and divergent. The lateral teeth are thin, straight or curved, and somewhat long. The beak cavity is moderately deep.
Collection of the Illinois State Museum, photograph by Robert Warren
ISM Accession #: 675773
Class Bivalvia : Subclass Paleoheterodonta : Genus Lampsilis
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