The pink mucket is a rounded, slightly elongated mussel with a thick, inflated, and smooth shell, which is usually yellow-brown in color.

[5] The male releases sperm into the current, and the female siphons it into its gill chamber, where the eggs are then fertilized.

[3] At one time, the pink mucket was present in twenty-six rivers in the Midwest and eastern United States.

[2] Other practices, such as dredging, gravel mining, removal of trees, and undergrowth along the stream bank, and non-point source pollution from agriculture and urban areas, have contributed to the decline in the pink mucket as well.

This plan was developed by the state to help create priority conservation actions for the aquatic and wildlife that have become threatened and endangered species.

[6] The state will continue to work on the endangered species for the next several years in order to increase and even augment the current populations of mussels.