Appalachian elktoe mussel among stream bottom cobblestones

Mussel on stream bottom among cobblestones
Photo By/Credit
Gary Peeples/USFWS
Date Shot/Created
07/23/2025
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Appalachian elktoe mussel among cobblestones on the bottom of the West Fork of the PIgeon River, Haywood County, NC.
Facility
Asheville Ecological Services Field Office
Ecosystem
River/stream
Species
Alasmidonta raveneliana
Subject tags
Freshwater mussels
Rivers and streams