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North Carolina Mussel Atlas <br />htip://www.nowildlife.org/pgD7 ■ T ildlifeS ec*i +A Con p bbl a l J rbtrr <br />The yellow lampmussel can be found in many different habitats; <br />however, it appears to slightly prefer the shifting ,sands downstream <br />from, large boulders in relatively fast flooring, medium sized rivers and <br />medium to urge creeks. . <br />Life kistory <br />This species is considered to be bradytietic (ortMann 19'19, Alderman <br />1988).. The alewife dr another migratory fish has beery suggested as <br />the host fish' for the yellow lampmussel (Johnson 1947)*. This may be <br />true for some populations of this mussel species; bud.. f .here must also <br />be 6 sffivater host(s), since this species can be f6und 'in..isolated <br />creeks and rivers in Worth. Carolina. _- <br />Return tq T <br />pp of lea e <br />return to S cites Ust <br />Retum to m ussei Atlas home a e . <br />r <br />