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False mapleleaf

Quadrula fragosa (Conrad, 1835)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The false mapleleaf (Quadrula fragosa) is a species in the order Unionida.

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Quick facts about the false mapleleaf

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the false mapleleaf live?

Not recorded

Is the false mapleleaf endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the false mapleleaf classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderUnionida
  5. genusQuadrula
  6. SpeciesQuadrula fragosa (Conrad, 1835)

Synonyms Margarita fragosus, Margaron fragosus, Quadrula fragosa, Quadrula fragosus, Quadrula quadrula fragosa, Unio fragosus, Unio fragrosus

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Rough maple leaf pearly musselEnglish
  • Winged mapleleafEnglish
  • Winged mapleleaf musselEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the false mapleleaf

Other species in the same genus Quadrula.

Stranger

Quadrula quadrula

UnionidaNo free photo yet

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). False mapleleaf (Quadrula fragosa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/false-mapleleaf

MLA

“False mapleleaf (Quadrula fragosa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/false-mapleleaf.

BibTeX
@misc{false_mapleleaf_2026,
  title = {False mapleleaf (Quadrula fragosa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/false-mapleleaf},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}