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The empty shell of a deertoe mussel (Truncilla truncata) at Missouri State University.

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The empty shell of a deertoe mussel (Truncilla truncata) at Missouri State University.

Photo: The rayed bean mussel (Villosa fabalis) a federally endangered species at the freshwater mussel lab at the Columbus Zoo.

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The rayed bean mussel (Villosa fabalis) a federally endangered species at the freshwater mussel lab at the Columbus Zoo.

Photo: The rayed bean mussel (Villosa fabalis), a federally endangered species at the freshwater mussel lab at the Columbus Zoo.

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The rayed bean mussel (Villosa fabalis), a federally endangered species at the freshwater mussel lab at the Columbus Zoo.

Photo: Pacific blue mussel (mytilus trossulus) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

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Pacific blue mussel (mytilus trossulus) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

Photo: Pacific blue mussel (mytilus trossulus) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

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Pacific blue mussel (mytilus trossulus) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

Picture of Florida sandshells (Lampsilis floridensis) collected from the Ochlockonee River near Tallahassee, Florida.

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Florida sandshells (Lampsilis floridensis) collected from the Ochlockonee River near Tallahassee, Florida.

Picture of an apalachicola pondhorn (Uniomerus columbensis) collected from the Suwannee River in Florida.

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An apalachicola pondhorn (Uniomerus columbensis) collected from the Suwannee River in Florida.

Picture of a Florida sandshell (Lampsilis floridensis) collected from the Ochlockonee River near Tallahassee, Florida.

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A Florida sandshell (Lampsilis floridensis) collected from the Ochlockonee River near Tallahassee, Florida.

Picture of an iridescent lilliput (Toxolasma paulum) collected from the Ochlockonee River near Tallahassee, Florida.

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An iridescent lilliput (Toxolasma paulum) collected from the Ochlockonee River near Tallahassee, Florida.

Picture of a southern fatmucket (Lampsilis straminea) collected from the Ochlockonee River near Tallahassee, Florida.

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A southern fatmucket (Lampsilis straminea) collected from the Ochlockonee River near Tallahassee, Florida.

Picture of an endangered (IUCN), federally threatened chipola slabshell (Elliptio chipolaensis) collected from the Chipola River near Wewahitchka, Florida.

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An endangered (IUCN), federally threatened chipola slabshell (Elliptio chipolaensis) collected from the Chipola River near Wewahitchka, Florida.

Picture of an iridescent lilliput (Toxolasma paulum) collected from the Ochlockonee River near Tallahassee, Florida.

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An iridescent lilliput (Toxolasma paulum) collected from the Ochlockonee River near Tallahassee, Florida.

Picture of a southern fatmucket (Lampsilis straminea) collected from the Ochlockonee River near Tallahassee, Florida.

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A southern fatmucket (Lampsilis straminea) collected from the Ochlockonee River near Tallahassee, Florida.

Picture of an endangered (IUCN), federally threatened chipola slabshell (Elliptio chipolaensis) collected from the Chipola River near Wewahitchka, Florida.

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An endangered (IUCN), federally threatened chipola slabshell (Elliptio chipolaensis) collected from the Chipola River near Wewahitchka, Florida.

Picture of a near threatened southern lance (Elliptio ahenea) collected from the Suwannee River in Florida.

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A near threatened southern lance (Elliptio ahenea) collected from the Suwannee River in Florida.

Picture of Southern fatmuckets (Lampsilis straminea) collected from the Ochlockonee River near Tallahassee, Florida.

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Southern fatmuckets (Lampsilis straminea) collected from the Ochlockonee River near Tallahassee, Florida.

Picture of downy rainbows (Villosa villosa) collected from the Chipola River near Wewahitchka, Florida.

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Downy rainbows (Villosa villosa) collected from the Chipola River near Wewahitchka, Florida.

Picture of a near threatened southern lance (Elliptio ahenea) collected from the Suwannee River in Florida.

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A near threatened southern lance (Elliptio ahenea) collected from the Suwannee River in Florida.

Picture of Southern fatmuckets (Lampsilis straminea) collected from the Ochlockonee River near Tallahassee, Florida.

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Southern fatmuckets (Lampsilis straminea) collected from the Ochlockonee River near Tallahassee, Florida.

Picture of a downy rainbow (Villosa villosa) collected from the Chipola River near Wewahitchka, Florida.

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A downy rainbow (Villosa villosa) collected from the Chipola River near Wewahitchka, Florida.

Picture of an elephantear mussel (Elliptio crassidens) collected from the Dry Creek, a Chipola River drainage near Marianna, Florida.

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An elephantear mussel (Elliptio crassidens) collected from the Dry Creek, a Chipola River drainage near Marianna, Florida.

Picture of a washboard mussel (Megalonaias nervosa) collected from the Ochlockonee River near Tallahassee, Florida.

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A washboard mussel (Megalonaias nervosa) collected from the Ochlockonee River near Tallahassee, Florida.

Picture of critically endangered (IUCN), federally endangered fat threeridges (Amblema neislerii) collected from the Chipola River near Wewahitchka, Florida.

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Critically endangered (IUCN), federally endangered fat threeridges (Amblema neislerii) collected from the Chipola River near Wewahitchka, Florida.

Picture of an elephantear mussel (Elliptio crassidens) collected from the Dry Creek, a Chipola River drainage near Marianna, Florida.

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An elephantear mussel (Elliptio crassidens) collected from the Dry Creek, a Chipola River drainage near Marianna, Florida.

Picture of a washboard mussel (Megalonaias nervosa) collected from the Ochlockonee River near Tallahassee, Florida.

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A washboard mussel (Megalonaias nervosa) collected from the Ochlockonee River near Tallahassee, Florida.

Picture of a critically endangered (IUCN), federally endangered fat threeridge (Amblema neislerii) collected from the Chipola River near Wewahitchka, Florida.

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A critically endangered (IUCN), federally endangered fat threeridge (Amblema neislerii) collected from the Chipola River near Wewahitchka, Florida.

Picture of little spectaclecases (Villosa lienosa) collected from the Ochlockonee River near Tallahassee, Florida.

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Little spectaclecases (Villosa lienosa) collected from the Ochlockonee River near Tallahassee, Florida.

Picture of shells of a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened purple bankclimber (Elliptoideus sloatianus) collected from the Apalachicola River near Chattahoochee, Florida.

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Shells of a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened purple bankclimber (Elliptoideus sloatianus) collected from the Apalachicola River near Chattahoochee, Florida.

Picture of critically endangered (IUCN), federally endangered fat threeridges (Amblema neislerii) collected from the Chipola River near Wewahitchka, Florida.

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Critically endangered (IUCN), federally endangered fat threeridges (Amblema neislerii) collected from the Chipola River near Wewahitchka, Florida.

Picture of a little spectaclecase (Villosa lienosa) collected from the Ochlockonee River near Tallahassee, Florida.

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A little spectaclecase (Villosa lienosa) collected from the Ochlockonee River near Tallahassee, Florida.

Picture of a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened purple bankclimber (Elliptoideus sloatianus) collected from the Apalachicola River near Chattahoochee, Florida.

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A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened purple bankclimber (Elliptoideus sloatianus) collected from the Apalachicola River near Chattahoochee, Florida.

Picture of a critically endangered suwannee moccasinshell (Medionidus walkeri) collected from the Suwannee River in Florida.

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A critically endangered suwannee moccasinshell (Medionidus walkeri) collected from the Suwannee River in Florida. This species was thought to be extinct in the 1990s but a few were rediscovered in 2012. The species is now a candidate for federal listing.

Picture of a critically endangered recovery pearly mussel (Elliptio nigella) collected from the Flint River near Newton, Georgia.

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A critically endangered recovery pearly mussel (Elliptio nigella) collected from the Flint River near Newton, Georgia.

Picture of a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened purple bankclimber (Elliptoideus sloatianus) collected from the Apalachicola River near Chattahoochee, Florida.

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A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened purple bankclimber (Elliptoideus sloatianus) collected from the Apalachicola River near Chattahoochee, Florida.

Picture of a critically endangered suwannee moccasinshell (Medionidus walkeri) collected from the Suwannee River in Florida.

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A critically endangered suwannee moccasinshell (Medionidus walkeri) collected from the Suwannee River in Florida. This species was thought to be extinct in the 1990s but a few were rediscovered in 2012. The species is now a candidate for federal listing.

Picture of a critically endangered recovery pearly mussel (Elliptio nigella) collected from the Flint River near Newton, Georgia.

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A critically endangered recovery pearly mussel (Elliptio nigella) collected from the Flint River near Newton, Georgia.

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