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Plain Pocketbook

Lampsilis cardium

The Plain Pocketbook is a special kind of freshwater mussel that lives in rivers and lakes. It has a smooth, flat shell that can be light brown or yellowish, making it blend in with its surroundings.

Lebensraum: Freshwater rivers and lakes

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The Plain Pocketbook is a freshwater mussel with a thick, smooth, oval-shaped shell, typically yellowish-brown to dark brown, often adorned with faint green rays. Its shell is noticeably inflated, giving it a 'chubby' and distinctively rounded appearance, differentiating it from flatter mussel species.

ReichAnimaliaStammMolluscaKlasseBivalviaOrdnungUnionidaFamilieUnionidaeGattungLampsilis
Plain Pocketbook
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Plain Pocketbook

Kategorie

Invertebrate

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

A single Plain Pocketbook can filter up to 10 gallons of water every single day!

Plain Pocketbooks have special light-sensing cells in their mantle, giving them a type of 'eyesight'!

Some Plain Pocketbooks can live longer than your grandparents, reaching over 50 years old!

They begin life as tiny parasites, hitchhiking on fish gills for a ride and a meal!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Wiggly Lure

Plain Pocketbook can wiggle its mantle tissue, which looks just like a small fish, to attract host fish for its baby mussels.

Fähigkeit

Water Filter

Plain Pocketbook can filter vast amounts of water every day, cleaning it by trapping tiny food particles like algae and bacteria.

Fähigkeit

Burrowing Power

Plain Pocketbook has a strong, muscular foot that helps it slowly burrow into riverbeds, staying anchored and hidden from predators.

Maße und Details

Größe
60-120 mm
Lebenserwartung
3650-18250 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These tiny filter-feeders feast on microscopic plants and decaying bits floating in the water.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae are parasitic on fish gills, feeding on fish blood or tissues.

Hauptnahrung

  • algae
  • bacteria
  • phytoplankton
  • detritus

Nahrungssuche

  • Filter Feeding

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

parasitizes

Smallmouth Bass

Micropterus dolomieu

Its larvae attach to fish gills.

eats

Muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus

Muskrats crack open mussel shells for food.

eaten by

Green Alga

Scenedesmus quadricauda

Filtered from water as a food source.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Don't touch or pick up mussels without adult supervision, as they can be delicate.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das größe von Plain Pocketbook?

60-120 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Plain Pocketbook?

3650-18250 Tage

Was frisst Plain Pocketbook?

These tiny filter-feeders feast on microscopic plants and decaying bits floating in the water.

Wo findet man Plain Pocketbook normalerweise?

Freshwater rivers and lakes

Wie jagt Plain Pocketbook?

Filter Feeding

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