I have a dream to find wild FW pearl in our rivers. One question. What kind of fw mussels are this?
Naan Well-known member Joined Aug 11, 2012 Messages 556 Oct 16, 2014 #1 I have a dream to find wild FW pearl in our rivers. One question. What kind of fw mussels are this?
Naan Well-known member Joined Aug 11, 2012 Messages 556 Oct 16, 2014 #2 Are this mussels Anodonta or Margaritifera margaritifera or something else?
Naan Well-known member Joined Aug 11, 2012 Messages 556 Oct 16, 2014 #3 Mussels and a Pond where i found them
L Lagoon Island Pearls Well-known member Joined Dec 8, 2009 Messages 2,056 Oct 16, 2014 #4 They are Unionidae, but without proper imagery, measurements and other anatomical information it's impossible to tell which one of nearly 300 genera.
They are Unionidae, but without proper imagery, measurements and other anatomical information it's impossible to tell which one of nearly 300 genera.
L Lagoon Island Pearls Well-known member Joined Dec 8, 2009 Messages 2,056 Oct 16, 2014 #6 I think there are three different ones in those images. The specimen with the posterior-dorsal ridge is consistent with Anodonta, but I'd have to see the hinge for the presence of psuedocardinal teeth. Rather than go back and forth, here's a key that might be helpful to you. Field Identification of Freshwater Mussels Please be very cautious with freshwater mussels. Many are common and plentiful, but some are extremely rare or endangered.
I think there are three different ones in those images. The specimen with the posterior-dorsal ridge is consistent with Anodonta, but I'd have to see the hinge for the presence of psuedocardinal teeth. Rather than go back and forth, here's a key that might be helpful to you. Field Identification of Freshwater Mussels Please be very cautious with freshwater mussels. Many are common and plentiful, but some are extremely rare or endangered.
Naan Well-known member Joined Aug 11, 2012 Messages 556 Oct 16, 2014 #7 WOW! Thanks Dave! I will be very carefull! That mussels was dead
Naan Well-known member Joined Aug 11, 2012 Messages 556 Oct 16, 2014 #8 Every weekend i go fishing. Many times I saw dead mussels in a sand near the ponds or river and decide to determine them May be one day I should find one wild fw pearl, as a personal trophy
Every weekend i go fishing. Many times I saw dead mussels in a sand near the ponds or river and decide to determine them May be one day I should find one wild fw pearl, as a personal trophy