Pleurobema plenum | |
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Conservation status | |
Critically Endangered (IUCN 2.3) | |
CITES Appendix I (CITES) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Unionida |
Family: | Unionidae |
Genus: | Pleurobema |
Species: | P. plenum |
Binomial name | |
Pleurobema plenum (Lea, 1840) |
Pleurobema plenum, the rough pigtoe pearly mussel or rough pigtoe, 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 plenum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T17669A7284466. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T17669A7284466.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Pleurobema plenum | |
Unio plenus |
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