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No. The zebra mussel is a small shellfish named for the striped pattern of its shell. It is typically found attached to objects, surfaces, or other mussels by threads extending from underneath the shells.

Zebra mussels are filter feeders. They are capable of filtering about one liter of water per day while feeding primarily on algae.

Zebra mussels attach to any stable substrate in the water column or benthos: rock, macrophytes, artificial surfaces (cement, steel, rope, etc.), crayfish, clams, and each other, forming dense colonies called druses.

They are similar to clams that are familiar such as in clam chowder.

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