Mucket
Mucket is a common name that may refer to several species of North American freshwater mussels in the family Unionidae. The term primarily refers to the species Ortmanniana ligamentina, but other species commonly known as muckets include:[1][2]
- Atlanticoncha ochracea, commonly known as the tidewater mucket[3]
- Hamiota perovalis, commonly known as the orangenacre mucket[4]
- Lampsilis abrupta, commonly known as the pink mucket[5]
- Lampsilis rafinesqueana, commonly known as the Neosho mucket[6]
- Potamilus metnecktayi, commonly known as the Salina mucket[7]
References
- ^ "mucket". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/OED/9992144647. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
- ^ Turgeon, D.D.; Quinn Jr., J.F.; Bogan, A.E.; Coan, E.V.; Hochberg, F.G.; Lyons, W.G.; Mikkelsen, P.M.; Neves, R.J.; Roper, C.F.E.; Rosenberg, G.; Roth, B.; Scheltema, A.; Thompson, F.G.; Vecchione, M.; Williams, J.D. (1998). Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks. Special Publication 26 (Second ed.). Bethesda, Maryland: American Fisheries Society. pp. 32–35. ISBN 1-888569-01-8. ISSN 0097-0638. LCCN 98-85464.
- ^ NatureServe. "Atlanticoncha ochracea". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ NatureServe. "Hamiota perovalis". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ NatureServe. "Lampsilis abrupta". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ NatureServe. "Lampsilis rafinesqueana". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ NatureServe. "Potamilus metnecktayi". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 28 December 2025.