Freshwater Mussels

GPTKB entity

Statements (79)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Bivalve Mollusk
gptkbp:class gptkb:Bivalvia
gptkbp:conservationStatus Many Species Endangered
gptkbp:diet gptkb:algae
Detritus
gptkbp:distribution Worldwide (except Antarctica)
gptkbp:filterFeeders True
gptkbp:foundIn Lakes
Rivers
Streams
gptkbp:haveLarvalStage gptkb:Glochidium
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Freshwater Mussels
gptkbp:importantFor Ecosystem Health
Water Filtration
gptkbp:lifespan Several Decades
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Unionidae
gptkb:Etheriidae
gptkb:Hyriidae
gptkb:Iridinidae
gptkb:Margaritiferidae
gptkb:Mutelidae
gptkb:Mycetopodidae
gptkb:Dreissenidae
gptkb:Sphaeriidae
Corbiculidae
gptkbp:notableGenus gptkb:Epioblasma
gptkb:Ptychobranchus
gptkb:Margaritifera
gptkb:Medionidus
gptkb:Anodonta
gptkb:Elliptio
gptkb:Fusconaia
gptkb:Lampsilis
gptkb:Quadrula
gptkb:Unio
gptkb:Zebrina
gptkb:Hamiota
Elliptoideus
Utterbackia
Cumberlandia
Cyprogenia
Dromus
Lasmigona
Leptodea
Ligumia
Obliquaria
Obovaria
Pleurobema
Pleuronaia
Potamilus
Pyganodon
Reginaia
Simpsonaias
Strophitus
Theliderma
Toxolasma
Tritogonia
Truncilla
Uniomerus
Utterbackiana
Venustaconcha
Villosa
Villosia
Westralunio
gptkbp:order gptkb:Unionida
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Mollusca
gptkbp:reproduction Sexual Reproduction
gptkbp:respiration gptkb:Gills
gptkbp:shape Bilateral
gptkbp:shellComposition Calcium Carbonate
gptkbp:shellType Two Valves
gptkbp:symbiosisWith Fish (for larval development)
gptkbp:threats Pollution
Habitat Loss
Invasive Species
gptkbp:usedFor Button Industry
Pearl Production
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:French_Creek_watershed
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8