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SLIPPERSHELL

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SLIPPERSHELL. Found in creeks and the headwaters of large rivers in sand, mud, or fine gravel, the slippershell is endangered in Illinois and Iowa and threatened in Wisconsin. The only known host for the young is the banded sculpin.