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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 ↓

Texas Fatmucket 1
Lampsilis bracteata
Threeridge 2
Amblema plicata
Pondhorn 3
Uniomerus tetralasmus
Bleufer 4
Potamilus purpuratus
Giant Floater Mussel 5
Pyganodon grandis
Yellow Sandshell 6
Lampsilis teres
Paper Pondshell 7
Utterbackia imbecillis
Tampico Pearly Mussel 7
Cyrtonaias tampicoensis
Southern Mapleleaf 8
Quadrula apiculata
Smooth Pimpleback 7
Cyclonaias houstonensis
Texas lilliput 8
Toxolasma texasiense

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