Freshwater mussels from the Allegheny River

Photo By/Credit

Ryan Hagerty /USFWS

Date Shot/Created

08/22/2023

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

Various species of freshwater mussels from the Allegheny River in Pennsylvania. Species include Kidneyshell (Ptychobranchus fasciolaris), Mucket (Actinonaias ligamentina), Clubshell (Pleurobema clava), and Northern Riffleshell (Epioblasma rangiana).

Ecosystem

River/stream

Subject tags

Aquatic animals

Freshwater mussels

Rivers and streams

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