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The MUSSEL Project, or MUSSELp for short, is an online database of taxonomic and specimen data for freshwater bivalves. The "Mussel of the Month" posts have been a regular feature of the site for over 20 years. https://musselpdb.org

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MUSSEL Project @musselp.bsky.social · 23h

#MusselMemory #ThrowbackThursday Back in October 2020, the #MUSSELp #MusselOfTheMonth was Bineurus mouhotii! — musselpdb.org/motm/2020/20... 🧪

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Back in October 2020, the Mussel of the Month was Bineurus mouhotii

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MUSSEL Project @musselp.bsky.social · 8d

The October 2025 #MUSSELp #MusselOfTheMonth is Anodontites lurulenta from Central America! — musselpdb.org, musselproject.substack.com 🧪

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The October 2025 Mussel of the Month is Anodontites lurulenta!

MUSSEL Project @musselp.bsky.social · 15d

#MusselMemory #ThrowbackThursday Way back in September 2010, the #MUSSELp #MusselOfTheMonth was Hemistena lata! — musselpdb.org/motm/2010/10... 🧪

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Back in September 2010, the Mussel of the Month was Hemistena lata!

MUSSEL Project @musselp.bsky.social · 21d

#MusselMemory #ThrowbackThursday Back in September 2015, the #MUSSELp #MusselOfTheMonth was Venustaconcha ellipsiformis! — musselpdb.org/motm/2015/15... 🧪

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Back in September 2015, the Mussel of the Month was Venustaconcha ellipsiformis

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MUSSEL Project @musselp.bsky.social · 28d

#MusselMemory #ThrowbackThursday Back in September 2020, the #MUSSELp #MusselOfTheMonth was Diplodon paranensis! — musselpdb.org/motm/2020/20... 🧪

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Back in September 2020, the Mussel of the Month was Diplodon paranensis!

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MUSSEL Project @musselp.bsky.social · Sep 4

The September 2025 #MUSSELp #MusselOfTheMonth is Ortmanniana pectorosa! — musselpdb.org, musselproject.substack.com 🧪

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The September 2025 Mussel of the Month is Ortmanniana pectorosa

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MUSSEL Project @musselp.bsky.social · Aug 28

#MusselMemory #ThrowbackThursday Way back in August 2010, the #MUSSELp #MusselOfTheMonth was Anodontites crispata! — mussel-project.uwsp.edu/motm/2010/10... 🧪

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Back in August 2010, the Mussel of the Month was Anodontites crispata Bruguiere, 1792

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MUSSEL Project @musselp.bsky.social · Aug 21

#MusselMemory #ThrowbackThursday Back in August 2015, the #MUSSELp #MusselOfTheMonth was Lens contradens! — mussel-project.uwsp.edu/motm/2015/15... 🧪

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Back in August 2015, the Mussel of the Month was Lens contradens (Lea, 1838).

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MUSSEL Project @musselp.bsky.social · Aug 14

#MusselMemory #ThrowbackThursday Back in August 2020, the #MUSSELp #MusselOfTheMonth was Popenaias berezai! — mussel-project.uwsp.edu/motm/2020/20... 🧪

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Back in August 2020, the Mussel of the Month was Popenaias berezai!

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MUSSEL Project @musselp.bsky.social · Aug 7

The August 2025 #MUSSELp #MusselOfTheMonth is Pustulosa nodulata! — mussel-project.uwsp.edu/motm/2025/25..., musselproject.substack.com 🧪

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The August 2025 Mussel of the Month is Pustules nodulata

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MUSSEL Project @musselp.bsky.social · Jul 24

#ThrowbackThursday Way back in July 2010, the #MUSSELp #MusselOfTheMonth was Coelatura lobensis! — mussel-project.uwsp.edu/motm/2010/10... 🧪

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Back in July 2010, the Mussel of the Month was Coelatura lobensis

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MUSSEL Project @musselp.bsky.social · Jul 17

#ThrowbackThursday Back in July 2015, the #MUSSELp #MusselOfTheMonth was Actinonaias sapotalensis! — mussel-project.uwsp.edu/motm/2015/15... 🧪

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Back in July 2015, the Mussel of the Month was Actinonaias sapotalensis

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MUSSEL Project @musselp.bsky.social · Jul 10

#ThrowbackThursday Back in July 2020, the #MUSSELp #MusselOfTheMonth was Trapezoideus foliaceus! — mussel-project.uwsp.edu/motm/2020/20... 🧪

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Throwback Thursday Back in July 2020, the Mussel of the Month was Trapezoideus foliaceus

MUSSEL Project @musselp.bsky.social · Jul 2

The July 2025 #MUSSELp #MusselOfTheMonth is Alathyria pertexta! You can read about it while it still goes by that name. — mussel-project.uwsp.edu/motm/2025/25..., musselproject.substack.com 🧪

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The July 2025 mussel of the month is Alathyria pertexta Iredale, 1934!

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MUSSEL Project @musselp.bsky.social · Jun 26

#ThrowbackThursday Way back in June 2010, the #MUSSELp #MusselOfTheMonth was Arcidopsis footei! — mussel-project.uwsp.edu/motm/2010/10... 🧪

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Back in June 2010, the Mussel of the Month was Arcidopsis footei.

MUSSEL Project @musselp.bsky.social · Jun 19

#ThrowbackThursday Way back in June 2015, the #MUSSELp #MusselOfTheMonth was Grandidieria burtoni! — mussel-project.uwsp.edu/motm/2015/15... 🧪

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Back in June 2015, the Mussel of the Month was Grandidieria burtoni

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MUSSEL Project @musselp.bsky.social · Jun 12

#ThrowbackThursday Back in June 2020, the #MUSSELp #MusselOfTheMonth was Beringiana beringiana! — mussel-project.uwsp.edu/motm/2020/20... 🧪

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Back in June 2020, the Mussel of the Month was Beringiana beringiana (Middendorff, 1851)

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MUSSEL Project @musselp.bsky.social · Jun 4

The June 2025 #MUSSELp #MusselOfTheMonth is Lasmigona costata! — mussel-project.uwsp.edu/motm/2025/25..., musselproject.substack.com 🧪

The June 2025 Mussel of the Month is Lasmigona costata (Rafinesque, 1820).

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MUSSEL Project @musselp.bsky.social · May 29

#ThrowbackThursday Back in May 2005, the #MUSSELp #MusselOfTheMonth was Hamiota perovalis! — mussel-project.uwsp.edu/motm/2005/05... 🧪

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#ThrowbackThursday Back in in May 20025, the Mussel of the Month was Hamiota perovalis

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MUSSEL Project @musselp.bsky.social · May 22

#ThrowbackThursday Back in May 2010, the #MUSSELp #MusselOfTheMonth was Obliquaria reflexa! — mussel-project.uwsp.edu/motm/2010/10... 🧪

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Back in May 2010, the Mussel of the Month was Obliquaria reflexa!

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MUSSEL Project @musselp.bsky.social · May 15

#ThrowbackThursday Back in May 2015, the #MUSSELp #MusselOfTheMonth was Anemina fluminea! — mussel-project.uwsp.edu/motm/2015/15...
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Back in May 2015, the Mussel of the Month was Anemina fluminea (Heude, 1877)

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MUSSEL Project @musselp.bsky.social · May 8

#ThrowbackThursday Back in May 2020, the #MUSSELp #MusselOfTheMonth was Leoparreysia tavoyensis! — mussel-project.uwsp.edu/motm/2020/20... 🧪

(At the time, the shell in the picture went by Leoparreysia bhamoensis, but the taxonomy has since been revised.)

Photo by Graf & Cummings

Back in May 2020, the Mussel of the Month was Leoparreysia tavoyensis

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MUSSEL Project @musselp.bsky.social · May 3

The May 2025 #MUSSELp #MusselOfTheMonth is Assamnaia involuta! — mussel-project.uwsp.edu/motm/2025/25..., musselproject.substack.com 🧪

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The May 2025 Mussel of the Month is Assamnaia involuta (Hanley, 1856)

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MUSSEL Project @musselp.bsky.social · Apr 24

#ThrowbackThursday Way back in April 2010, the #MUSSELp #MusselOfTheMonth was Bartlettia stefanensis! — mussel-project.uwsp.edu/motm/2010/10... 🧪

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Bacl in April 2010, the Mussel of the Month was Bartlettia stefanensis

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MUSSEL Project @musselp.bsky.social · Apr 17

#ThrowbackThursday Back in April 2015, the #MUSSELp #MusselOfTheMonth was Physunio superbus! — mussel-project.uwsp.edu/motm/2015/15... 🧪

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Back in April 2015, the Mussel of the Month was Physunio superbus

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