''Pleurobema'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
freshwater mussel
Freshwater bivalves are molluscs of the order Bivalvia that inhabit freshwater ecosystems. They are one of the two main groups of freshwater molluscs, along with freshwater snails.
The majority of bivalve molluscs are saltwater species that l ...
s,
aquatic
Aquatic means relating to water; living in or near water or taking place in water; does not include groundwater, as "aquatic" implies an environment where plants and animals live.
Aquatic(s) may also refer to:
* Aquatic animal, either vertebrate ...
bivalve
Bivalvia () or bivalves, in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class (biology), class of aquatic animal, aquatic molluscs (marine and freshwater) that have laterally compressed soft bodies enclosed b ...
mollusk
Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...
s in the family
Unionidae
The Unionidae are a Family (biology), family of freshwater mussels, the largest in the order Unionida, the bivalve molluscs sometimes known as river mussels, or simply as unionids.
The range of distribution for this family is world-wide. It is a ...
, the river mussels.
Species
Species within the genus ''Pleurobema'' include:
* ''
Pleurobema altum'' (Highnut)
* ''
Pleurobema avellanum'' (Hazel pigtoe)
* ''
Pleurobema beadleianum'' (Mississippi pigtoe)
* ''
Pleurobema bournianum'' (Scioto pigtoe)
* ''
Pleurobema chattanoogaense'' (Painted clubshell)
* ''
Pleurobema clava'' (Club naiad)
* ''
Pleurobema collina'' (James River spinymussel)
* ''
Pleurobema cordatum'' (Ohio pigtoe)
* ''
Pleurobema curtum'' (Black clubshell)
* ''
Pleurobema decisum'' (Southern clubshell)
* ''
Pleurobema flavidulum'' (Yellow pigtoe)
* ''
Pleurobema furvum
''Pleurobema furvum'', the dark pigtoe, is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This aquatic bivalve mollusk is native to Alabama in the United States, where it is mainly limited to the Black Warrior River. ...
'' (Dark pigtoe)
* ''
Pleurobema georgianum'' (Southern pigtoe)
* ''
Pleurobema gibberum'' (Cumberland pigtoe)
* ''
Pleurobema hagleri'' (Brown pigtoe)
* ''
Pleurobema hanleyianum'' (Georgia pigtoe)
* ''
Pleurobema hartmanianum'' (Cherokee pigtoe)
* ''
Pleurobema johannis'' (Alabama pigtoe)
* ''
Pleurobema marshalli'' (Flat pigtoe)
* ''
Pleurobema nucleopsis'' (Longnut)
* ''
Pleurobema oviforme'' (Tennessee clubshell)
* ''
Pleurobema perovatum'' (Ovate clubshell)
* ''
Pleurobema plenum'' (Rough pigtoe pearly mussel)
* ''
Pleurobema pyriforme'' (Oval pigtoe)
* ''
Pleurobema riddellii'' (Louisiana pigtoe)
* ''
Pleurobema rubrum'' (Pyramid pigtoe)
* ''
Pleurobema sintoxia'' (Round pigtoe)
* ''
Pleurobema stabile'' (Coosa pigtoe)
* ''
Pleurobema strodeanum'' (Fuzzy pigtoe)
* ''
Pleurobema taitianum'' (Heavy pigtoe)
* ''
Pleurobema troschelianum'' (Alabama clubshell)
* ''
Pleurobema verum'' (True pigtoe)
References
Bivalve genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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