The yellow sandshell is an elongated, smooth freshwater mussel with a glossy, yellow-to-yellowish-green shell, thin and lightweight compared with many river mussels. It inhabits the sand and mud of rivers, sloughs, and lakes across the central and southern United States and Mexico. The shell reaches about 4 inches. It lives partly buried in soft, sandy bottoms. This summary was AI generated
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IUCN Status
Threat to humans
Source: Fishbase
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Yellow sandshell mussel
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