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Pink Papershell

Potamilus ohiensis

The Pink Papershell is a special freshwater mussel with a beautiful pink shell. These little creatures help keep rivers clean by filtering water and are important for their homes in rivers and lakes.

Lebensraum: Freshwater rivers and lakes

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The Pink Papershell has a delicate, oval shell that is smooth and thin, often appearing pale pink or yellowish. Its fragile nature and subtle color distinguish it from many other freshwater mussels.

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Pink Papershell
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Pink Papershell

Kategorie

Invertebrate

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Its larvae are so tiny, they're like invisible hitchhikers on fish!

Some shells have beautiful iridescent mother-of-pearl on the inside.

They help create tiny habitats for bugs living on the river bottom.

This mussel is a 'living filter,' helping keep rivers healthy for other animals!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Water Purifier

Pink Papershell can filter water through its siphons, removing tiny particles and cleaning its environment.

Fähigkeit

Fishy Ferry

Pink Papershell's larvae (glochidia) attach to fish gills, allowing them to travel far upstream or downstream.

Fähigkeit

Mud Mover

Pink Papershell has a strong muscular foot that helps it slowly burrow into the soft riverbed for safety.

Maße und Details

Länge
8 cm
Gewicht
75 g
Lebenserwartung
15 Jahre

Ernährung und Fütterung

Eats tiny bits of food filtered from the water.

Hauptnahrung

  • algae
  • phytoplankton
  • bacteria
  • detritus

Nahrungssuche

  • Filter Feeding

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

They dig mussels from shallow water at night.

eats

Muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus

Muskrats are skilled at opening mussel shells.

depends on

Yellow Perch

Perca flavescens

Its young (glochidia) temporarily attach to the gills of this fish.

depends on

Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

The mussel's larvae use Bluegill as a temporary host to develop.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Be careful near water and always ask an adult before touching anything in the river.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Pink Papershell?

8 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Pink Papershell?

75 g

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Pink Papershell?

15 Jahre

Was frisst Pink Papershell?

Eats tiny bits of food filtered from the water.

Wo findet man Pink Papershell normalerweise?

Freshwater rivers and lakes

Wie jagt Pink Papershell?

Filter Feeding

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