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After the eggs are fertilised they attach to a fish or a water host until they hatch, when they hatch they will leave the host fish and go to the bottom of the river bed.
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This species is greenish yellow in color. It can reach at least 35 years of age. Like other mussels, it has larvae called
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that lodge in the gills of fish to develop into juvenile mussels. Hosts for this species include the
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240:Quadrula biangulata
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