A guide to the Cnidarians (jellyfish relatives) and Lophotrochozoans (flatworms, molluscs, annelids & rotifers) of Austin and Travis County, TX; USA

This is a guide to the members of the Phyla Cnidaria, Platyhelminthes, Mollusca, Annelida and Rotifera (Syndermata). The Cnidarians (jellyfish and their relatives) represent the basal animals. The Lophotrochozoans (Phyla Platyhelminthes, Mollusca, Annelida and Rotifera) represent one of the ...more ↓

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Taxonomy
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- Bivalves Class Bivalvia
  - 4 Subterclass Euheterodonta
  - 11 Freshwater Mussels and Brooch Clams Subterclass Palaeoheterodonta

Asian Clam ¹
Corbicula fluminea

Corbicula ¹

Texas Fatmucket ²
Lampsilis bracteata

Zebra Mussel ³
Dreissena polymorpha

Threeridge ⁴
Amblema plicata

Pondhorn ⁵
Uniomerus tetralasmus

Bleufer ⁶
Potamilus purpuratus

Giant Floater Mussel ⁷
Pyganodon grandis

Yellow Sandshell ⁸
Lampsilis teres

Paper Pondshell ⁹
Utterbackia imbecillis

Tampico Pearly Mussel ⁹
Cyrtonaias tampicoensis

Southern Mapleleaf ¹⁰
Quadrula apiculata

Smooth Pimpleback ⁹
Cyclonaias houstonensis

Texas lilliput ¹⁰
Toxolasma texasiense

Corbicula largillierti ¹¹

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A guide to the Cnidarians (jellyfish relatives) and Lophotrochozoans (flatworms, molluscs, annelids & rotifers) of Austin and Travis County, TX; USA

Asian Clam 1 Corbicula fluminea

Corbicula 1

Texas Fatmucket 2 Lampsilis bracteata

Zebra Mussel 3 Dreissena polymorpha

Threeridge 4 Amblema plicata

Pondhorn 5 Uniomerus tetralasmus

Bleufer 6 Potamilus purpuratus

Giant Floater Mussel 7 Pyganodon grandis

Yellow Sandshell 8 Lampsilis teres

Paper Pondshell 9 Utterbackia imbecillis

Tampico Pearly Mussel 9 Cyrtonaias tampicoensis

Southern Mapleleaf 10 Quadrula apiculata

Smooth Pimpleback 9 Cyclonaias houstonensis

Texas lilliput 10 Toxolasma texasiense

Corbicula largillierti 11