Pleurobema rubrum

Pleurobema rubrum, the pyramid pigtoe, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

Pleurobema rubrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Pleurobema
Species:
P. rubrum
Binomial name
Pleurobema rubrum

This species is endemic to the United States. Its habitat is in medium to large rivers in sand or gravel. Specimens are generally 4 inches (10 cm) long with a chestnut, thick shell.[2]

References

  1. Bogan, A.E. 1996. Pleurobema rubrum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
  2. "Pyramid Pigtoe". Illinois Natural History Survey. Prairie research institute. Retrieved 2015. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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