McHenry County Conservation District / McHenry County College / Lilliput
CLAM & MUSSEL GALLERY
Information: MCCD #(815) 338-6223

Previous Home Next
Lilliput Common Name:
Lilliput
 
 
Scientific Name: Toxolasma parvus

 

Length & Habitat: Up to 1.5 Inches / Ponds, Lakes, Creeks to Large Rivers in Mud, Sand or Fine Gravel

 

Comment: Locally abundant. A small, elliptical, swollen and dark greenish-brown shell with a clothlike texture.