The snuffbox lives across a wide range of the country, from Arkansas to West Virginia to Ontario, Canada, and, of course, Michigan. But its population is declining due to habitat destruction and ...

Snuffbox mussels need protection as mid-Michigan waterways are restored, experts say In mid-Michigan, it's a big job rebuilding four lakes and dams, but there's a 2-inch mussel to protect, too.

A female snuffbox mussel shell sits on display during a U.S. Corps of Engineers open house for the Grand River restoration project at DeVos Place in Grand Rapids on Monday, April 8, 2019.

To assist snuffbox populations in the Tippecanoe River, the nongame aquatics team is mimicking this life cycle. After collecting logperch, they infect the fish with glochidia from Salamonie River ...

The snuffbox has slowed other river projects because of its protected status. A plan to remove a 157-year-old dam in Ionia County, Michigan, was delayed due to the discovery of the snuffbox.

CMU Professor Daelyn Woolnough holds a snuffbox mussel, an endangered species, in the Grand River in Lyons on Sunday, September 15, 2013. The mussel has been found in the river near downtown Grand ...

Two designs for snuffbox lids, one above the other, featuring chinoiserie motifs. The upper design includes two figures dressed in Chinese style at a small table within a landscape. The man holds a ...