Hamiota perovalis, the orangenacre mucket or orange-nacre mucket, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
This species is endemic to Alabama and Mississippi in the United States.
This mussel is 5 to 9 centimeters long. It is yellow to reddish brown in color, and has a pink or white nacre.[2]
This bivalve has an appendage that resembles a fish, which it uses to lure host fish for its parasitic larva (glochidia).[3]
Hamiota perovalis, the orangenacre mucket or orange-nacre mucket, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
This species is endemic to Alabama and Mississippi in the United States.
