Although this "species" is likely a variant of F. askewi, it lacks the pink extrapallial ring typical of that species in the Neches, and has the golden areas on a pink background (one with a short "pedestal") that has been used to separate F. lananensis from F. askewi.
Classe: Bivalvia. Fam: unionidae gen: Unio
The geese were particularly loud and aggressive. Is it mating season?
Juvenile Quadrula sp., 16mm This shell shows the beak sculpture and small pustules typical of the more quadrangular Quadrula from the lower Guadalupe River. None of the shorter, orangish forms of Quadrula aurea from this collection site showed these characteristics.
260 individuals counted on the Gulf Shores CBC.