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Common Name: fragile papershell
Taxonomy: available through 
Native Range:
Ohio and
Nonindigenous Occurrences: Oneida Lake and the Hudson River in New York.
Means of Introduction:
May have been introduced via the
Status:
Impact of Introduction: Unknown.
Remarks: Found in large to moderate rivers with sand, sand and gravel, silty sand, and silty mud botttoms. Spawns in late summer and releases glochidia the following July; host fish is the freshwater drum.
References
Author: Amy Benson
Revision Date: 4/21/2004 Citation for this information:
Amy Benson. 2009. Leptodea fragilis. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL.
<http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=2239> Revision Date: 4/21/2004
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