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Pistolgrip

Quadrula verrucosa (Rafinesque, 1820)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The pistolgrip (Quadrula verrucosa) is a species in the order Unionida.

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Quick facts about the pistolgrip

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 pistolgrip live?

Not recorded

Is the pistolgrip 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 pistolgrip classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderUnionida
  5. genusQuadrula
  6. SpeciesQuadrula verrucosa (Rafinesque, 1820)

Synonyms Margarita tuberculatus, Margaron tuberculatus, Obliquaria verrucosa, Quadrula conjugans, Quadrula parkeri, Quadrula quadrula conjugans, Quadrula tritogonia, Quadrula verrucosa, Tritogonia conjugans, Tritogonia tuberculata, Tritogonia tuberculata obesa, Tritogonia verrucosa, Unio conjugans, Unio pustulata, Unio tuberculatus, Unio tuberculatus supraspeciosus, Unio verrucosus

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • マツカサカワボタンJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pistolgrip

Other species in the same genus Quadrula.

Stranger

Quadrula quadrula

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pistolgrip (Quadrula verrucosa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pistolgrip

MLA

“Pistolgrip (Quadrula verrucosa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pistolgrip.

BibTeX
@misc{pistolgrip_2026,
  title = {Pistolgrip (Quadrula verrucosa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pistolgrip},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}