




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
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.





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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!
Plain Pocketbook can wiggle its mantle tissue, which looks just like a small fish, to attract host fish for its baby mussels.
Plain Pocketbook can filter vast amounts of water every day, cleaning it by trapping tiny food particles like algae and bacteria.
Plain Pocketbook has a strong, muscular foot that helps it slowly burrow into riverbeds, staying anchored and hidden from predators.
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.
Micropterus dolomieu
Its larvae attach to fish gills.
Ondatra zibethicus
Muskrats crack open mussel shells for food.
Scenedesmus quadricauda
Filtered from water as a food source.
Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.
El camuflaje describe a los organismos que poseen colores o patrones que les permiten mezclarse con su entorno.
Los filtradores obtienen nutrientes filtrando partículas de alimentos suspendidos y pequeños organismos del agua.
Este rasgo caracteriza a los organismos cuya dieta consiste total o principalmente en material vegetal.
Este rasgo caracteriza a los organismos con una esperanza de vida excepcionalmente larga en comparación con otros de su especie.
Los hábitats de agua dulce incluyen entornos acuáticos no salinos como ríos, lagos, estanques y humedales, vitales para numerosas especies.
Describe una especie cuya presencia y papel tienen un efecto desproporcionadamente grande en su entorno.
El estado de peligro de extinción indica que una especie corre un riesgo muy alto de extinguirse en estado silvestre en un futuro próximo.
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Don't touch or pick up mussels without adult supervision, as they can be delicate.
60-120 mm
3650-18250 días
These tiny filter-feeders feast on microscopic plants and decaying bits floating in the water.
Freshwater rivers and lakes
Filter Feeding
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