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Eastern Elliptio

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

Aussehen

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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Eastern Elliptio
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Eastern Elliptio

Kategorie

Invertebrate

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

0/5 · Keine bekannte Gefahr

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

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!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Water Purifier

Eastern Elliptio can clean water by constantly filtering out tiny particles because their gills act like a natural sieve, helping them find food.

Fähigkeit

River Drifter

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.

Fähigkeit

Shell Seal

Eastern Elliptio can tightly close its two strong shells that helps them protect against predators and survive dry periods.

Maße und Details

Länge
7 cm
Lebenserwartung
10 Jahre

Ernährung und Fütterung

They filter tiny bits of algae and bacteria from the water for food.

Hauptnahrung

  • algae
  • bacteria
  • detritus
  • plankton

Nahrungssuche

  • Filter Feeding

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Raccoons forage for mussels in shallow water along riverbanks.

eaten by

Muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus

Muskrats consume mussels, often leaving piles of shells.

depends on

Yellow Perch

Perca flavescens

Larval mussels attach to fish gills, often yellow perch, to develop.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Common ElliptioEastern Mud MusselElliptio mussel

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

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Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Eastern Elliptio?

7 cm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Eastern Elliptio?

10 Jahre

Was frisst Eastern Elliptio?

They filter tiny bits of algae and bacteria from the water for food.

Wo findet man Eastern Elliptio normalerweise?

Freshwater rivers and streams

Wie jagt Eastern Elliptio?

Filter Feeding

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