Pleurobema decisum
Pleurobema decisum, the southern clubshell, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Pleurobema |
| Species: | P. decisum |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleurobema decisum (I. Lea, 1831) | |
This species is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. The species natural habitat is in Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia (U.S. state).[2]
References
- Bogan, A. & Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Pleurobema decisum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T17679A1447123. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T17679A1447123.en.
- "Species Profile for Southern Clubshell". ecos.fws.gov. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
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