The pimpleback is a freshwater mussel with a rounded, thick, yellowish-brown to dark shell covered in scattered small bumps or pimples, especially toward the rear. It inhabits the gravel and sand of rivers and large streams across central and eastern North America. The shell reaches about 4 inches. Widespread and common, it lives partly buried in flowing water.
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