Habitat
This mussel is present in freshwater habitats along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Alabama to some parts of Canada. It is typically found in soft-bottomed ponds, rivers and small lakes.
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Species IUCN · Least Concern (LC)
Eastern Floater
Pyganodon cataracta, (Say, 1817)
freshwater
About Eastern Floater
Pyganodon cataracta, formerly Anodonta cataracta, is a species of large freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. Its common name is the eastern floater.
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