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Genus Fusconaia

Class Bivalvia : Subclass Paleoheterodonta : Genus Fusconaia

Fusconaia subrotunda (Long-solid)
The interior of the Long-solid mussel shell has white nacre that is iridescent toward the posterior. The beak cavity is very deep. The pseudocardinal teeth are large. Lateral teeth are large and straight.

Collection of the Illinois State Museum, photograph by Karen Little
ISM Accession #: 675271

<b><i>Fusconaia subrotunda</i> (Long-solid)</b>

Class Bivalvia : Subclass Paleoheterodonta : Genus Fusconaia

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