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Freshwater Mussel

Photo by QWMom
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Description:

I spotted this single still-hinged shell at the top of a hill (up away from the water) where something had eaten it. The shape of the shell makes me think that this is a native species (and hopefully not an endangered one!) Note that the shell was translucent and opalescent (moreso on the inside, but also somewhat on the outside), and as thin and fragile as an eggshell.

Notes:

Spotted along a hiking trail at Camp Windy Waters on Lake Allatoona

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Comments (9)
QWMom
Hi - Thanks all. Yep I am a problem child. I have tried fix my booboos myself over and over and over - doing exactly as described below. It just doesn't work for me for whatever reason. Unfortunately Project Noah likes to pick my missions for me - and sometimes I end up with more than 5 missions assigned to a spotting and all too often they are tagged to the worng one. THIS time I was the booboo maker - I picked the wrong mission. Thanks for understanding! :(
AshleyT
That explains why I couldn't find the Osteology mission! I removed it from the birds of the world mission :)
ChristyHolland
Hope you don't mind me butting in...I saw this flash across my screen. I removed the osteology mission from your spotting. Neat find!!! ;-)
AshleyT
Hey Emily, she has had many problems in the past with missions and not being able to remove them for who knows what reason, so I will go ahead and remove it from the Osteology and Birds of the World missions for her :)
EmilyMarino
Hi QWMom, no worries! Simply click back to this spotting and in the top right hand side of your screen, you will see words that say "edit this spotting." Once you are in edit mode, scroll down below the map and date and you will see the section titled "Is it for a mission?" Click on the mission drop down, find the osteology mission and unclick the mission. Resave your spotting and you are good to go! :)
QWMom
Sorry - I was just thinking of them as "remains"; also sorry because I can't remove the mission on this incorrect mission tag. Hopefully a helpful Noah Ranger will assist?
EmilyMarino
Hi QWMom, Would you mind removing your Freshwater Mussel photos from the Osteology Mission? Osteology is actually the study of vertebrate bones. It's a detailed study of the structure of bones, the skeletal elements, teeth, morphology, function and disease. Osteology aids in identifying vertebrate remains with regard to age, death, sex, growth, and development. Freshwater Mussels are invertebrates. Thank you for your understanding! :)

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PublishedMarch 26, 2013

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