Florida Spike
Elliptio jayensis
Mollusca
RARE
Stats
- Lifespan
- 10-20 yrs
- Size
- Small
- Diet
- Filter feeder
- Activity
- Cathemeral
- Social
- Solitary
- Biome
- Freshwater wetland
- Range
- North America
- Movement
- Burrowing
- Breeding
- Egg-laying
- Defense
- Armor
- Status
- Rare
About
The Florida spike is a freshwater mussel found in sandy riverbeds and streams. It uses a fleshy lure that mimics a small fish to trick predators into hosting its larvae.
Life cycle
- 1.juvenileA juvenile mollusk takes adult form after its larval phase and begins building or growing its shell.
- 2.adultFully grown at adult shell size or body length.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Unionida
- Family
- Unionidae
- Genus
- Elliptio
- Species
- Elliptio jayensis