Coosa pigtoe
| Coosa pigtoe | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionoida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Pleurobema |
| Species: | P. murrayense |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleurobema murrayense (I. Lea, 1868) | |
The 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.
Source
- Bogan, A.E. 2000. Pleurobema murrayense. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
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