This is a demonstration of the ISM freshwater mussel image gallery.


Genus Toxolasma

Class Bivalvia : Subclass Paleoheterodonta : Genus Toxolasma

Toxolasma parvus (Lilliput)
The interior of the lilliput shell has silvery or bluish white nacre that is very iridescent. The pseudocardinal teeeth are thin, compressed, and serrated. The lateral teeth are long, thin, and straight. The beak cavity is moderately deep.

Collection of the Illinois State Museum, photograph by Karen Little
ISM Accession #: 674093

<b><i>Toxolasma parvus</i> (Lilliput)</b>

Class Bivalvia : Subclass Paleoheterodonta : Genus Toxolasma

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