Pleurobema beadleianum
Pleurobema beadleianum, the Mississippi pigtoe, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
| Pleurobema beadleianum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Pleurobema |
| Species: | P. beadleianum |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleurobema beadleianum (I. Lea, 1861) | |
This species is endemic to the United States.
References
- Cummings, K. & Cordeiro, J. (2011). "Pleurobema beadleianum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T17674A7294687. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T17674A7294687.en. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
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