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Mussels of the Upper Green River, KY

Guide to the freshwater mussels known to occur on the Green River, Ky. between Green River reservoir dam and Mammoth Cave National Park.

Actinonaias ligamentina ligamentina 1
Elktoe 2
Alasmidonta marginata
Threeridge 3
Amblema plicata
Slippershell Mussel 4
Alasmidonta viridis
flat floater 5
Anodonta suborbiculata
Rock-pocketbook 6
Arcidens confragosus
Spectaclecase 7
Cumberlandia monodonta
Purple Wartyback 8
Cyclonaias tuberculata
Fanshell 9
Cyprogenia stegaria
Ellipsaria lineolata 10
Elephantear 11
Elliptio crassidens
Spike 9
Elliptio dilatata
Northern Riffleshell 11
Epioblasma torulosa rangiana
Snuffbox 9
Epioblasma triquetra
Wabash Pigtoe 12
Fusconaia flava
Long Solid Mussel 9
Fusconaia subrotunda
Cracking Pearlymussel 4
Hemistena lata
Pink Mucket 13
Lampsilis abrupta
Plain Pocketbook 3
Lampsilis cardium
Wavyrayed Lampmussel 11
Lampsilis fasciola
Pocketbook 11
Lampsilis ovata
Fatmucket 12
Lampsilis siliquoidea
Yellow Sandshell 11
Lampsilis teres
White Heelsplitter 11
Lasmigona complanata
Flutedshell 2
Lasmigona costata
Fragile Papershell 14
Leptodea fragilis
Scaleshell 15
Leptodea leptodon
Black Sandshell 2
Ligumia recta
Washboard 16
Megalonaias nervosa
Three-horn Wartyback 16
Obliquaria reflexa
Ring Pink 17
Obovaria retusa
Round Hickorynut 11
Obovaria subrotunda
Sheepnose 7
Plethobasus cyphyus
Clubshell Pearly Mussel 13
Pleurobema clava
Round Pigtoe 11
Pleurobema sintoxia
Ohio Pigtoe 11
Pleurobema cordatum
Rough Pigtoe Pearly Mussel 9
Pleurobema plenum
Pyramid Pigtoe 18
Pleurobema rubrum
Pink Heelsplitter 19
Potamilus alatus
Pink Papershell 14
Potamilus ohiensis
Kidneyshell 11
Ptychobranchus fasciolaris
Giant Floater 20
Pyganodon grandis
rabbitsfoot 9
Quadrula cylindrica cylindrica
Monkeyface Mussel 7
Quadrula metanevra
Wartyback 11
Quadrula nodulata
Pimpleback 9
Quadrula pustulosa
Mapleleaf 9
Quadrula quadrula
salamander mussel 21
Simpsonaias ambigua
Creeper 22
Strophitus undulatus
Toxolasma lividus 15
Toxolasma parvus 11
Pistolgrip 11
Tritogonia verrucosa
Fawnsfoot 11
Truncilla donaciformis
Deertoe 23
Truncilla truncata
Paper Pondshell 24
Utterbackia imbecillis
Rayed Bean 11
Villosa fabalis
Rainbow Mussel 9
Villosa iris
Little Spectaclecase 11
Villosa lienosa
Villosa ortmanni 11

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