Synonyms: Quadrula metanevra

Distribution: Occurs in the upper Mississippi River drainage south to the Arkansas River system and the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers. Also occurs in northern Louisiana and the Mobile Basin in Alabama. In Oklahoma it occurs in the Neosho, Verdigris and Caney Rivers, all tributaries of the Arkansas River.

Life History and Ecology: Frequently found in medium sized rivers and often in riffles, although it also occurs in lakes and reservoirs. Short-term brooder that packages its glochidia in a conglutinate and is thought to use a variety of fish hosts including sunfishes, walleye and sauger, and some minnows. Equilibrium life history strategy.

Special Status: none

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