Rough pigtoe pearly mussel
| Rough pigtoe pearly mussel | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionoida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Pleurobema |
| Species: | P. plenum |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleurobema plenum (Lea, 1840) | |
The rough pigtoe pearly mussel or rough pigtoe, scientific name Pleurobema plenum, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
This species is endemic to the United States.
Sources
- Bogan, A.E. 1996. Pleurobema plenum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
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