---
title: "Fatmucket"
description: "Lampsilis siliquoidea — Other animals. Lampsilis siliquoidea, also known as the fatmucket, is a species of freshwater bivalve in the family Unionidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/fatmucket
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Fatmucket

> Lampsilis siliquoidea — Other animals. Lampsilis siliquoidea, also known as the fatmucket, is a species of freshwater bivalve in the family Unionidae.

- Scientific name: *Lampsilis siliquoidea*
- Category: `other` (Other animals)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 7127
- Wikidata: [Q3016282](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3016282)
- iNaturalist taxon: [125545](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/125545)

## Names

- en: Fatmucket
- fr: Mulette rayée du Centre

## Countries with the most observations

US (4074), CA (2428)

## Summary

Lampsilis siliquoidea, also known as the fatmucket, is a species of freshwater bivalve in the family Unionidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lampsilis_siliquoidea

## Photo

![Fatmucket](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/fatmucket/medium.jpg)

Photo: Spencer Quayle · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/238721419

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/fatmucket?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).