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.

生息地: Freshwater rivers and lakes

外見

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.

AnimaliaMolluscaBivalviaUnionidaUnionidaeLampsilis
Plain Pocketbook
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Plain Pocketbook

カテゴリ

Invertebrate

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

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!

特殊能力

能力

Wiggly Lure

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

能力

Water Filter

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

能力

Burrowing Power

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

サイズと詳細

サイズ
60-120 mm
寿命
3650-18250 日

食性と食事

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

年齢による違い: Larvae are parasitic on fish gills, feeding on fish blood or tissues.

主な食物

  • algae
  • bacteria
  • phytoplankton
  • detritus

採餌方法

  • Filter Feeding

生態系とのつながり

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.

特徴

別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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

よくある質問

Plain Pocketbookのサイズは何ですか?

60-120 mm

Plain Pocketbookの寿命は何ですか?

3650-18250 日

Plain Pocketbookは何を食べますか?

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

Plain Pocketbookは通常どこに生息していますか?

Freshwater rivers and lakes

Plain Pocketbookはどのように狩りをしますか?

Filter Feeding

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