Lasmigona costata

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Lasmigona costata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Lasmigona
Species:
L. costata
Binomial name
Lasmigona costata
(Rafinesque, 1820)
A flutedshell (Lasmigona costata) siphons water in the West Prong of the Little Pigeon River in Sevierville, Tennessee, in the United States, removing algae and other particles from the water column. Flutedshell in West Prong Little Pigeon River 20 August 2025.png
A flutedshell (Lasmigona costata) siphons water in the West Prong of the Little Pigeon River in Sevierville, Tennessee, in the United States, removing algae and other particles from the water column.

Lasmigona costata, the flutedshell, is a species of freshwater mussel. [1] It is an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae.

References

  1. de Solla, S. R.; Gilroy, È. A. M.; Klinck, J. S.; King, L. E.; McInnis, R.; Struger, J.; Backus, S. M.; Gillis, P. L. (2016-03-01). "Bioaccumulation of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the unionid mussel Lasmigona costata in a river receiving wastewater effluent" . Chemosphere. 146: 486–496. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.12.022. ISSN   0045-6535. PMID   26741555.