Table 6. Freshwater mussels of the St. Francis River basin.
Species Common Name
Strophitus undulatus Squawfoot
Actinonaias ligamentina Mucket
Cyprogenia aberti Western fanshell
Epioblasma triquetra Snuffbox
Lampsilis brevicula Ozark broken-ray
L. orbiculata Pink mucket
L. ovata (=cardium) Pocketbook
L. siliquoidea Fatmucket
L. teres anodontoides Yellow sandshell
L. t. teres Slough sandshell
Leptodea fragilis Fragile papershell
Ligumia recta Black sandshell
L. subrostrata Pondmussel
Obliquaria reflexa Threehorn wartyback
Potamilus alatus Pink heelsplitter
P. ohioensis Pink papershell
P. purpurata Purple shell
Toxolasma lividus glans Little purple
T. parvus Lilliput
Truncilla donaciformis Fawnsfoot
T. truncata Deertoe
Venustaconcha ellipsiformis Ellipse
Villosa iris Rainbow
V. lienosa Little spectaclecase

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