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Pink Heelsplitter

Potamilus alatus

Description:

Found it while just wading around the ponds. Brought it home to look it up then released it shortly after observing it for a couple days. So cool how the eat and move around!

Habitat:

Muddy rocky bottom. Kind of a marshy type area surrounding the pond.

Notes:

A lot of racoon tracks and coyote tracks surrounding shorline.

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meganhartson
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meganhartson

Michigan, USA

Spotted on Oct 8, 2011
Submitted on Oct 19, 2011

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