Rainbow Mussel (Villosa iris, top); Painted Creekshell (Villosa taeniata, middle); and Mountain Creekshell (Villosa vanuxemensis, bottom), three species of freshwater mussel from the Paint Rock River in Jackson County.
Paint Rock River Mussels
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Courtesy of Jeff Garner
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