Lampsilis bracteata

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Lampsilis bracteata
Texas Fatmucket.jpg
Two Texas fatmuckets
Status TNC G1.svg
Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe) [2]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Lampsilis
Species:
L. bracteata
Binomial name
Lampsilis bracteata
(A. Gould, 1855)
Synonyms [3]
  • Unio bracteatus Gould, 1855
  • Ligumia bracteata (Gould, 1855)
  • Margaron (Unio) bracteatus (Gould, 1855)

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]

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 4 5 "Lampsilis bracteata Texas Fatmucket". NatureServe. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  3. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 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.