Pleurobema
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Pleurobema is a genus
of freshwater mussels, aquatic
bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae
,the river mussels.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of freshwater mussels, aquatic
Aquatic animal
An aquatic animal is an animal, either vertebrate or invertebrate, which lives in water for most or all of its life. It may breathe air or extract its oxygen from that dissolved in water through specialised organs called gills, or directly through its skin. Natural environments and the animals that...
bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae
Unionidae
Unionidae is a family of freshwater mussels, the largest in the order Unionoida, the bivalve mollusks sometimes known as river mussels, naiads, or simply as unionids.The range of distribution for this family is world-wide...
,the river mussels.
Species within the genus Pleurobema
- highnutHighnutThe highnut, scientific name Pleurobema altum, was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.This species was endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat was rivers.-Source:...
(Pleurobema altum) - hazel pigtoeHazel pigtoeThe hazel pigtoe, scientific name Pleurobema avellanum, was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.This species was endemic to the United States. It is now extinct.-References:...
(Pleurobema avellanum) - Mississippi Pigtoe (Pleurobema beadleianumPleurobema beadleianumPleurobema beadleianum 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.-Source:* Bogan, A.E. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
) - Scioto pigtoeScioto pigtoeThe Scioto pigtoe, scientific name Pleurobema bournianum, was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.This species was endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat was rivers....
(Pleurobema bournianum) - painted clubshellPainted clubshellThe painted clubshell, scientific name Pleurobema chattanoogaense, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels....
(Pleurobema chattanoogaense) - club naiadClub naiadThe club naiad, clubshell pearly mussel, or clubshell, scientific name Pleurobema clava, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels....
(Pleurobema clava) - James River spinymusselJames River spinymusselThe James River spinymussel, scientific name Pleurobema collina, is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is native to Virginia and West Virginia in the United States. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.-External...
(Pleurobema collina) - Ohio Pigtoe (Pleurobema cordatumPleurobema cordatumPleurobema cordatum 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.-Source:* Bogan, A.E. & Seddon, M.B. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
) - black clubshellBlack clubshellThe black clubshell or Curtus's mussel, scientific name Pleurobema curtum) a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.This species is endemic to the United States.-Source:...
(Pleurobema curtum) - southern clubshellSouthern clubshellThe southern clubshell, scientific name Pleurobema decisum, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels....
(Pleurobema decisum) - yellow pigtoeYellow pigtoeThe yellow pigtoe, Pleurobema flavidulum, was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the Unionidae family. It was endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat was rivers. It is now extinct.-References:...
(Pleurobema flavidulum) - dark pigtoeDark pigtoeThe dark pigtoe, scientific name Pleurobema furvum, is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This aquatic bivalve mollusk is native to Alabama in the United States, where it is mainly limited to the Black Warrior River. It is a federally listed endangered...
(Pleurobema furvum) - southern pigtoeSouthern pigtoeThe southern pigtoe, common name Pleurobema georgianum, 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.-References:...
(Pleurobema georgianum) - Cumberland pigtoeCumberland pigtoeThe Cumberland pigtoe, scientific name , 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....
(Pleurobema gibberum) - brown pigtoeBrown pigtoeThe brown pigtoe, scientific name Pleurobema hagleri, was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.This species was endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat was rivers.-Source:...
(Pleurobema hagleri) - Georgia pigtoeGeorgia pigtoeThe Georgia pigtoe is a rare species of freshwater mussel in the Unionidae family. It is native to Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee in the United States, where it has been extirpated from most of its historical range...
(Pleurobema hanleyianum) - Cherokee pigtoe (Pleurobema hartmanianum)
- Alabama pigtoeAlabama pigtoeThe Alabama pigtoe, scientific name Pleurobema johannis, was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.This species was endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat was rivers....
(Pleurobema johannis) - flat pigtoeFlat pigtoeThe flat pigtoe or Marshall's mussel is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. It is native to Alabama and Mississippi, but it has not been seen since 1980...
(Pleurobema marshalli) - Coosa pigtoeCoosa pigtoeThe Coosa pigtoe, scientific name Pleurobema murrayense, was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.This species was endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat was rivers....
(Pleurobema murrayense) - longnutLongnutThe longnut, scientific name Pleurobema nucleopsis, was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.This species was endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat was rivers.-Source:...
(Pleurobema nucleopsis) - Tennessee clubshellTennessee clubshellThe Tennessee clubshell, scientific name Pleurobema oviforme 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.-Source:...
(Pleurobema oviforme) - ovate clubshellOvate clubshellThe ovate clubshell, scientific name Pleurobema perovatum, a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.This species is endemic to the United States.-References:...
(Pleurobema perovatum) - rough pigtoe pearly musselRough pigtoe pearly musselThe 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....
(Pleurobema plenum) - oval pigtoeOval pigtoeThe oval pigtoe, scientific name Pleurobema pyriforme, is a federally endangered species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels....
(Pleurobema pyriforme) - Louisiana Pigtoe (Pleurobema riddelliiPleurobema riddelliiPleurobema riddellii 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.-Source:* Bogan, A.E. 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
) - warrior pigtoeWarrior pigtoeThe warrior pigtoe, scientific name Pleurobema rubellum, was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels....
(Pleurobema rubellum) - pyramid pigtoePyramid pigtoeThe pyramid pigtoe, scientific name Pleurobema rubrum, 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.-Source:...
(Pleurobema rubrum) - Round Pigtoe (Pleurobema sintoxiaPleurobema sintoxiaPleurobema sintoxia, common name the Round Pigtoe, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.- Distribution and conservation status :...
) - Coosa PigtoeCoosa pigtoeThe Coosa pigtoe, scientific name Pleurobema murrayense, was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.This species was endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat was rivers....
(Pleurobema stabilis) - fuzzy pigtoeFuzzy pigtoeThe fuzzy pigtoe, scientific name Pleurobema strodeanum, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels....
(Pleurobema strodeanum) - heavy pigtoeHeavy pigtoeThe heavy pigtoe or judge Tait's mussel, scientific name Pleurobema taitianum, was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.This species was endemic to the United States.-Source:...
(Pleurobema taitianum) - Alabama clubshellAlabama clubshellThe Alabama clubshell, scientific name Pleurobema troschelianum, was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.This species was endemic to the United States. It is now extinct.-Source:...
(Pleurobema troschelianum) - true pigtoeTrue pigtoeThe true pigtoe, scientific name Pleurobema verum, was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.This species was endemic to the United States.-Source:...
(Pleurobema verum)