Table 16. Mussels found in the Cuivre River Basin (Oesch 1984).
Common Name Scientific Name Status
Giant floater Anodonta grandis
Elktoe Alasmidonta marginata
White heelsplitter Lasmigona c. complanata
Fluted-shell Lasmigona costata
Mapleleaf Quadrula quadrula
Pimpleback Quadrula p. plicata
Threeridge Amblema p. plicata
Wabash pigtoe Fusconaia flava
Spike Elliptio dilatata
Mucket Actinonaias ligamentina
Deertoe Truncilla truncata
Fragile papershell Leptodea frafilis
Pondmussel Ligumia subrostrata
Yellow sandshell Lampsilis teres
Hickorynut Obovaria olivaria State Watch List
Pocketbook Lampsilis ovata

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