On 18-Oct-00, Paul Monfils <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Well, the verdict is in. The big mussels I found in the tiny campus pond of a local college are Pyganodon cataracta cataracta (Say, 1817). Thanks for the input, all who offered it. Paul M. ------------------ Is the genus Anodonta no longer used for any species? Thanks, Linda Bush