Summary ²

The western pearlshell, scientific name Margaritifera falcata, is a species of freshwater bivalve, a pearl mussel, a bivalve mollusk in the family Margaritiferidae. This species is endemic to the US, where it primarily occurs west of the Rocky Mountains.

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1. (c) Liam O'Brien, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Liam O'Brien
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaritifera_falcata

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