Plain pocketbook mussel displaying lure, fish mimic with eye spot. Location, Potomac River.

Photo By/Credit

Ryan Hagerty/USFWS

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

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The beauty and wonder of freshwater mussels.

Recreational Activity

Scuba diving

Species

Lampsilis cardium

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