Table 16. Mussels historically found in the Nodaway River basin in Missouri (Oesch 1984)
Common Name Scientific Name Period Last Collected
Fragile paper shell Leptodea fragilis Before 1920
Maple leaf Quadrula quadrula Before 1920
Pink heel-splitter Potamilus alatus Before 1920
Pink paper shell Potamilus ohiensis Before 1920
Pistol-grip Tritogonia verrucosa Before 1920
White heel-splitter Lasmigona complanata Before 1920

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