WikiCards
Play on iPhone nowFree in Safari. Add it to your Home Screen.Play
WikiCards · Card list · Nature cards · Freshwater pearl mussel
Uncommon card · Nature
Freshwater pearl mussel, an Uncommon card
The freshwater pearl mussel is an endangered species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Margaritiferidae.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 78
- Power
- 147
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 25,000
Power 147 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Freshwater pearl mussel quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Freshwater pearl mussel card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The interior of the shell of Margaritifera ______ has thick nacre.
Answer
margaritifera. The interior of the shell of Margaritifera margaritifera has thick nacre. From the Freshwater pearl mussel article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Pigeon racing. Pigeon racing 75 · Diazonium compound 72 · Freshwater pearl mussel 69 · Dall's porpoise 66 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Ciliate. Ciliate 50,000 · Freshwater pearl mussel 25,000 · List of basal eudicot families 1,400 · Břidličná hora 370 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Although the name "freshwater pearl mussel" is often used for this species, other freshwater mussel species can also create pearls and some can also be used as a source of mother of pearl.
- Most cultured pearls today come from Hyriopsis species in Asia, or Amblema species in North America, both members of the related family Unionidae, pearls are also found within species in the genus Unio.
- The interior of the shell of Margaritifera margaritifera has thick nacre.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Freshwater pearl mussel article was read about 25,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 69 and blocks with 78: each hit it takes is cut by 31 %.
How to get Freshwater pearl mussel
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
More Nature cards
Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Freshwater pearl mussel in the power ranking, all domains together.
- KalderashUncommon · Society · ATK 70 DEF 77
- Kurmanbek BakiyevUncommon · History · ATK 73 DEF 74
- Diazonium compoundUncommon · Science · ATK 72 DEF 75
- Silvana ArmenulićUncommon · Arts · ATK 76 DEF 71
- Battle of Shanhai PassUncommon · History · ATK 69 DEF 78
- Culture of ArgentinaUncommon · History · ATK 76 DEF 71
Card lists
- Wikipedia quizNew questions every day
- All cards from A to ZEvery card, by name
- Nature cards
- Legendary cards
- Tier listS and A tiers by power (ATK + DEF)
Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Freshwater pearl mussel (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Tom Meijer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
