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Fatmucket

Lampsilis siliquoidea

The Fatmucket is a special kind of clam that lives in rivers and lakes. It has a smooth, shiny shell and helps keep the water clean by filtering it.

Hábitat: Freshwater lakes and rivers

Aspecto

The Fatmucket has a smooth, oval-shaped shell, typically yellowish, light brown, or greenish. Its inner shell is pearly white, making it distinct from many darker-shelled mussels. The shell's shape can vary slightly, appearing more inflated in some areas.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloMolluscaClaseBivalviaOrdenUnionidaFamiliaUnionidaeGéneroLampsilis
Fatmucket
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Fatmucket

Categoría

Invertebrate

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

Fatmuckets have a powerful muscular foot that lets them slowly 'walk' along the river bottom!

Its babies must latch onto a fish's gills or fins for a short ride to grow big enough!

Scientists can tell how old a Fatmucket is by counting growth rings on its shell, like a tree!

They can survive many years buried in the riverbed, often living longer than many pets!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Water Purifier

Fatmucket can clean its watery home by filtering tiny food particles, helping keep the water clear and healthy.

Habilidad

Fish Lurer

Fatmucket has a special mantle flap that wiggles like a tiny fish to trick larger fish into coming closer.

Habilidad

Sediment Seeker

Fatmucket can burrow into the riverbed using its muscular foot, staying safe from predators and strong currents.

Medidas y detalles

Length Cm
7-12 cm
Weight G
40-100 g
Lifespan Years
10-20 años

Dieta y alimentación

Fatmuckets are filter-feeders, eating tiny food particles strained from the water.

Alimentos principales

  • algae
  • detritus
  • bacteria
  • plankton

Método de búsqueda

  • Filter Feeding

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

preys on mussels in shallow waters

eaten by

Muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus

cracks open shells to eat the soft mussel

depends on

Smallmouth Bass

Micropterus dolomieu

provides a host for mussel larvae to develop

depends on

Yellow Perch

Perca flavescens

allows mussel larvae to attach to its gills

Rasgos

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Colecciones

Seguridad

Peligro

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Preguntas frecuentes

¿Qué tamaño tiene Fatmucket?

7-12 cm

¿Cuánto pesa Fatmucket?

40-100 g

¿Cuánto vive Fatmucket?

10-20 años

¿Qué come Fatmucket?

Fatmuckets are filter-feeders, eating tiny food particles strained from the water.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Fatmucket?

Freshwater lakes and rivers

¿Cómo caza Fatmucket?

Filter Feeding

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