Lasmigona costata

Lasmigona costata
Secure
Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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.

Lasmigona costata, the flutedshell, is a species of freshwater mussel.[2] It is an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae.

References

  1. ^ NatureServe. "Lasmigona costata". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  2. ^ 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.


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