Southern pigtoe
| Southern pigtoe | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionoida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Pleurobema |
| Species: | P. georgianum |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleurobema georgianum I. Lea, 1841 | |
The southern pigtoe, common name Pleurobema georgianum, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
This species is endemic to the United States.
References
- Bogan, A. E. (1996). "Pleurobema georgianum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
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