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Ohio Freshwater Mussels

There are currently 60 native freshwater mussel species remaining in Ohio.

Flat Floater 1
Anodonta suborbiculata
Three-horn Wartyback 2
Obliquaria reflexa
Fawnsfoot 3
Truncilla donaciformis
Deertoe 4
Truncilla truncata
Pondhorn 5
Uniomerus tetralasmus
Pistolgrip
Tritogonia verrucosa
Washboard 2
Megalonaias nervosa
Paper Pondshell 6
Utterbackia imbecillis
Snuffbox 7
Epioblasma triquetra
Northern Riffleshell 3
Epioblasma torulosa rangiana
Epioblasma obliquata obliquata
Epioblasma obliquata perobliqua
Ellipsaria lineolata 8
Mucket 9
Actinonaias ligamentina
Elktoe 10
Alasmidonta marginata
Slippershell Mussel
Alasmidonta viridis
Threeridge
Amblema plicata
Cylindrical Papershell 10
Anodontoides ferussacianus
Purple Wartyback
Cyclonaias tuberculata
Fanshell
Cyprogenia stegaria
Elephantear 3
Elliptio crassidens
Spike 11
Elliptio dilatata
Ebonyshell 3
Fusconaia ebena
Wabash Pigtoe 12
Fusconaia flava
Long Solid Mussel
Fusconaia subrotunda
Pink Mucket 13
Lampsilis abrupta
Plain Pocketbook 14
Lampsilis cardium
Wavyrayed Lampmussel 3
Lampsilis fasciola
Pocketbook
Lampsilis ovata
Fatmucket 12
Lampsilis siliquoidea
Yellow Sandshell 3
Lampsilis teres
White Heelsplitter 3
Lasmigona complanata
Creek Heelsplitter 10
Lasmigona compressa
Flutedshell 10
Lasmigona costata
Fragile Papershell
Leptodea fragilis
Eastern Pondmussel 15
Ligumia nasuta
Black Sandshell 10
Ligumia recta
Round Hickorynut 3
Obovaria subrotunda
Sheepnose 16
Plethobasus cyphyus
Clubshell Pearly Mussel
Pleurobema clava
Ohio Pigtoe 3
Pleurobema cordatum
Pyramid Pigtoe
Pleurobema rubrum
Round Pigtoe 3
Pleurobema sintoxia
Pink Heelsplitter 17
Potamilus alatus
Pink Papershell 18
Potamilus ohiensis
Kidneyshell 3
Ptychobranchus fasciolaris
Eastern Floater 3
Pyganodon cataracta
Giant Floater 19
Pyganodon grandis
Monkeyface Mussel 16
Quadrula metanevra
Wartyback 3
Quadrula nodulata
Pimpleback 7
Quadrula pustulosa
Mapleleaf 7
Quadrula quadrula
rabbitsfoot
Quadrula cylindrica cylindrica
salamander mussel 20
Simpsonaias ambigua
Creeper 15
Strophitus undulatus
Purple Lilliput
Toxolasma lividum
Lilliput 21
Toxolasma parvum
Rayed Bean 3
Villosa fabalis
Rainbow Mussel
Villosa iris
Little Spectaclecase 3
Villosa lienosa

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