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What's this mussel from the Olentangy River

Started by Guest_itsme_* , Sep 07 2010 10:42 AM

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#1 Guest_itsme_*

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Posted 07 September 2010 - 10:42 AM

Hey guys, what's this thing? It came from the Olentangy River in Worthington Ohio.

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#2 Guest_Uland_*

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Posted 07 September 2010 - 11:00 AM

I'm no expert, but if that thing were any bigger, I might use it as a washboard!
Don't listen to me...one of the mussel guys will know this one.

How's Midwestern living treating you?

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#3 Guest_ashtonmj_*

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Posted 07 September 2010 - 11:49 AM

Hmmm I may have to disagree. The orientation is really throwing me off but I may have to go with White heelsplitter, Lasmigona complanata. Washboard wings don't protroud that highly, are much more blunt, and I'm not sure they're found in that part of the Olentangy. Was it very compressed?

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#4 Guest_Uland_*

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Posted 07 September 2010 - 12:56 PM

You're right about the protruding wings, that's for sure.
I found a lilliput a few weeks ago and was SURE I'd found a salamander mussel so maybe I should stick to poor fish ID's instead of expanding to poor mussel ID's :-)

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#5 Guest_ashtonmj_*

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Posted 07 September 2010 - 01:54 PM

A nice little trick for lilliputs is to rub them; I'm dead serious too! They have a very noticable, leathery feel to them.

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#6 Guest_itsme_*

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Posted 07 September 2010 - 02:38 PM

Liking the midwest... again. Lots more aquatic critters, at least in freshwater. And lots of opportunities to get out. The mussel was very compressed. I don't know anything about mussels, except that they're cool!