Lampsilis bracteata
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Lampsilis bracteata | |
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File:Texas Fatmucket.jpg | |
Two Texas fatmuckets | |
Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Unionida |
Family: | Unionidae |
Genus: | Lampsilis |
Species: | L. bracteata
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Binomial name | |
Lampsilis bracteata (A. Gould, 1855)
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Lampsilis bracteata, also known as the Texas fatmucket,[2] is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.[1][2][3] This species is endemic to the tributaries of the Colorado River within the Edwards Plateau region in Texas, the United States. Populations from the upper Guadalupe River basin are now assigned to a distinct species, Lampsilis bergmanni.[2][4] The two species are morphologically indistinguishable but genetically distinct.[4]
Habitat
Lampsilis bracteata occurs in streams and smaller rivers at depths less than 1 m (3 ft).[2]
Description
Lampsilis bracteata grows to a shell length of about 10 cm (4 in). It is sexually dimorphic: males are more elliptical whereas females are oval to quadrate.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Lampsilis bracteata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T11252A3265770. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T11252A3265770.en. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Lampsilis bracteata Texas Fatmucket". NatureServe. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2024). "Lampsilis bracteata (A. Gould, 1855)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Inoue, Kentaro; Harris, John L.; Robertson, Clinton R.; Johnson, Nathan A. & Randklev, Charles R. (2020). "A comprehensive approach uncovers hidden diversity in freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) with the description of a novel species". Cladistics. 36 (1): 88–113. doi:10.1111/cla.12386.
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