Helfrich, Louis A.Neves, Richard J.Weigmann, Diana L.Speenburgh, Renee M.Beaty, Braven B.Biggins, DickVinson, Hilary2015-07-282015-07-282005-09-01http://hdl.handle.net/10919/54897Provides a brief look at freshwater mussels -- what they look like, where they live, what they eat, why they are valuable, how they are used, why some are in trouble, and how to protect these simple but important aquatic animals -- and includes a key for species identification.9 pagesapplication/pdfen-USVirginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.FisheriesExtension publicationhttp://pubs.ext.vt.edu/420/420-014/420-014.pdfMusselsFreshwater organisms