Pleurobema cordatum
Pleurobema cordatum, the Ohio pigtoe, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
| Pleurobema cordatum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Pleurobema |
| Species: | P. cordatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleurobema cordatum (Rafinesque, 1820) | |
This species is endemic to the United States.
References
- Bogan, A.E. & Seddon, M.B. 1996. Pleurobema cordatum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
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