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Common Name: black sandshell
Taxonomy: available through 
Size: can reach 175 mm
Native Range:
Ohio and Mississippi drainages; St. Lawrence drainage to Lake Champlain.
Nonindigenous Occurrences: Oneida Lake, New York.
Means of Introduction: May have been introduced via the Erie Canal.
Status:
Impact of Introduction: Unknown.
Remarks: Found in varying sizes of creeks, rivers, and lakes with sand and gravel bottoms and moderate current. Spawns in August, glochidia are released the following July; host fishes are American eel, bluegill, and white crappie.
References
Author: Amy Benson
Revision Date: 4/21/2004 Citation for this information:
Amy Benson. 2009. Ligumia recta. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL.
<http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=2246> Revision Date: 4/21/2004
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