Carolina heelsplitter (Lasmigona decorata)

Species information

Carolina heelsplitter © U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Carolina heelsplitter © John Fridell/ USFWS, Asheville, NC	Carolina heelsplitter © John Fridell/ USFWS, Asheville, NC
Small Carolina heelsplitter shell © John Fridell/ USFWS, Asheville, NC	Small Carolina heelsplitter shell opened © John Fridell/ USFWS, Asheville, NC	Iridescent inner layer of small Carolina heelsplitter shell © John Fridell/ USFWS, Asheville, NC
Large Carolina heelsplitter shell © John Fridell/ USFWS, Asheville, NC	Large Carolina heelsplitter shell opened © John Fridell/ USFWS, Asheville, NC	Iridescent inner layer of large Carolina heelsplitter shell © John Fridell/ USFWS, Asheville, NC