Illinois Mussel Video – This video was produced by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
The Mable the Mussel Story is an animated video by UIS Field Station near Dickson Mounds Museum.
The Mussels in the Wild Animated Short is an animated video by Delaware Estuary.
The Mussels at Work: A Time Lapse Video is a video that shows how mussels clean water by Delaware Estuary.
The Freshwater Mussels is a video by UIS field station that talks about what mussels in Illinois do and how they filter.
The Shell Game - Slideshow of 5 mussels, PDF
Mussel Monday - Slideshow of 21 Illinois mussels with information each. PDF
Illinois Mussel Poster –This poster was produced by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources in 2008. It display a variety of mussels found in the state.
Mussels of Illinois - Collection of Illinois Mussels at the Illinois State Museum.
Mussel Shell Key (5 mussels only): Mapleleaf, Giant floater, black sandshell, purple wartyback, mapleleaf, and threeridge. Pictures of shells to use with the key.
What are Mussels website – Kids for Conservation webpage from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Mussel Gallery Website for Illinois Department of Natural Resources
The picture of the Mussel Story exhibit in The Changes exhibit at the Illinois State Museum
Illinois Freshwater Mussels of the Chicago Wilderness Guide from the Field Museum
Web Resources on Mussels -this also includes the links above and the videos
Web Resources on Mussels Word document - this also includes the links above and the videos