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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.

Hábitat: Freshwater rivers and lakes

Aspecto

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.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloMolluscaClaseBivalviaOrdenUnionidaFamiliaUnionidaeGéneroLampsilis
Plain Pocketbook
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Plain Pocketbook

Categoría

Invertebrate

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

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!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Wiggly Lure

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

Habilidad

Water Filter

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

Habilidad

Burrowing Power

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

Medidas y detalles

Tamaño
60-120 mm
Esperanza de vida
3650-18250 días

Dieta y alimentación

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

Diferencias por edad: Larvae are parasitic on fish gills, feeding on fish blood or tissues.

Alimentos principales

  • algae
  • bacteria
  • phytoplankton
  • detritus

Método de búsqueda

  • Filter Feeding

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

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Colecciones

Seguridad

Peligro

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

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el tamaño de Plain Pocketbook?

60-120 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Plain Pocketbook?

3650-18250 días

¿Qué come Plain Pocketbook?

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

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Plain Pocketbook?

Freshwater rivers and lakes

¿Cómo caza Plain Pocketbook?

Filter Feeding

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