[Caitlin]

Here is another article about Tennessee Freshwater mussels.

<H2>INTRODUCTION

From to pearl buttons of the early 1900s to the contemporary cultured pearl industry, shells of freshwater mussels have been used by humans for centuries. This exhibit explores the biology and history of human use of these little-seen Tennessee animals.
With more than 150 species and subspecies recorded in the state, Tennessee has one of the most diverse freshwater mussel faunas in North America.
TENNESSEE FRESHWATER MUSSELS

Turncilla donaciformis
(Fawnsfoot)
Epioblasma flexuosa
(Leafshell)

Lampsilis fasciola
(Wavyrayed Lampmussel)
(24K)
Obovaria retusa
(Ringpink)
(19K)

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