




elliptio complanata
The Eastern Elliptio is a type of freshwater mussel that can be found in rivers and streams. They help keep the water clean by filtering out tiny particles!
Lebensraum: Freshwater rivers and streams
The Eastern Elliptio has a flattened, elongated oval shell that's usually dark brown, black, or greenish-brown. It often shows faint growth rings. Its shape is more compressed and less inflated than many other freshwater mussels.





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InvertebrateSeltenheit
Common
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Snaps
Mach den ersten Snap!
The inside of their shells can be a beautiful pearly white, sometimes even purple!
Their shells grow a new ring each year, like the rings on a tree trunk!
These mussels don't have eyes or a brain, but they can still sense their world!
They can pull themselves slowly along the bottom using just one strong muscular foot!
Eastern Elliptio can clean water by constantly filtering out tiny particles because their gills act like a natural sieve, helping them find food.
Eastern Elliptio has larvae that can hitch a ride on fish gills that helps them travel to new places and spread out in the river.
Eastern Elliptio can tightly close its two strong shells that helps them protect against predators and survive dry periods.
They filter tiny bits of algae and bacteria from the water for food.
Procyon lotor
Raccoons forage for mussels in shallow water along riverbanks.
Ondatra zibethicus
Muskrats consume mussels, often leaving piles of shells.
Perca flavescens
Larval mussels attach to fish gills, often yellow perch, to develop.
Einzelgänger leben den größten Teil ihres Lebens allein und interagieren mit Artgenossen nur zur Paarung oder zur Aufzucht der Jungen.
Filtrierer nehmen Nährstoffe auf, indem sie schwebende Nahrungspartikel und kleine Organismen aus dem Wasser filtern.
Dieses Merkmal kennzeichnet Lebewesen, deren Ernährung vollständig oder hauptsächlich aus pflanzlichem Material besteht.
Aquatische Lebensräume umfassen Umgebungen, in denen Organismen überwiegend im Wasser leben, darunter Ozeane, Flüsse, Seen und Feuchtgebiete.
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7 cm
10 Jahre
They filter tiny bits of algae and bacteria from the water for food.
Freshwater rivers and streams
Filter Feeding
Zoome hinein, um Cluster aufzulösen und zu sehen, wo dieses Objekt fotografiert wurde.
Neueste Snaps erscheinen hier, wenn neue Beobachtungen hinzukommen.