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Pleurobema Hartmanianum
''Pleurobema'' is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, 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'' (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 mars ...
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Pleurobema Gibberum
The Cumberland pigtoe (''Pleurobema gibberum'') 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 The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie .... References Molluscs of the United States Pleurobema Bivalves described in 1838 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Unionidae-stub ...
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Pleurobema Flavidulum
''Pleurobema flavidulum'', the yellow pigtoe, was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae. It was endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat was river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...s. It is now extinct. References flavidulum Bivalves described in 1861 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Unionidae-stub ...
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Pleurobema Riddellii
''Pleurobema riddellii'', the Louisiana 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 The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie .... References Molluscs of the United States riddellii Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Unionidae-stub ...
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Pleurobema Pyriforme
The oval pigtoe (''Pleurobema pyriforme'') is a federally endangered species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is endemic to the United States in the states of Georgia, Florida, and Alabama . The oval pigtoe was originally described from the Chattahoochee River near Columbus, Georgia. Historically, this mussel was very abundant in the Flint River in Georgia, the Chattahoochee River in Georgia and Alabama, the Chipola River in Alabama and Florida, the Ochlockonee River in Georgia and Florida, the Apalachicola River and Suwanee/ Santa Fe Rivers in Florida, and Econfina Creek Econfina Creek is a small river in the middle Florida Panhandle. It flows through hilly country, and has sections of whitewater rapids. Much of its flow comes from springs. The river ends at Deer Point Lake, a reservoir that provides the freshw ... in Florida. However, the populations in all river systems have declined significantly ...
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Pleurobema Plenum
''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 Molluscs of the United States plenum Plenum may refer to: * Plenum chamber, a chamber intended to contain air, gas, or liquid at positive pressure * Plenism, or ''Horror vacui'' (physics) the concept that "nature abhors a vacuum" * Plenum (meeting), a meeting of a deliberative assem ... Bivalves described in 1840 ESA endangered species Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Unionidae-stub ...
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Pleurobema Perovatum
The ovate clubshell (''Pleurobema perovatum'') is an extinct species of freshwater mussel within the family of Unionidae. This species was endemic to the Mobile River Basin in Alabama and Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ... and was not seen since the early 20th century. References Molluscs of the United States Pleurobema Bivalves described in 1834 ESA endangered species Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Unionidae-stub ...
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Pleurobema Oviforme
''Pleurobema oviforme'', the Tennessee clubshell, is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. It is native to the eastern United States, where it occurs in Alabama, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. It also previously occurred in Mississippi. This is a mussel of medium size which is variable in appearance. It may be compressed or inflated and any of various shapes from squarish to oval. The shell may be yellowish to greenish or brownish, sometimes with greenish rays. The inner surface of the shell is white to silvery with some iridescence. There are different morphs across populations. Several fish species act as hosts for the glochidia of this mussel, including the central stoneroller (''Campostoma anomalum''), river chub (''Nocomis micropogon''), common shiner (''Luxilus cornutus''), whitetail shiner ('' Cyprinella galactura''), Tennessee shiner (''Notropis leuciodus''), telescope shiner ('' Notropis telescopus''), and fantail ...
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Pleurobema Nucleopsis
The longnut (''Pleurobema nucleopsis'') 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 river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...s. References Bivalves described in 1849 Extinct bivalves Extinct animals of North America Pleurobema Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Unionidae-stub ...
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Pleurobema Marshalli
''Pleurobema marshalli'', the flat pigtoe or Marshall's mussel, was a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. It was native to Alabama and Mississippi, but it has not been seen since 1980. Though it is still listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List and as an endangered species on the US Endangered Species List, it is likely extinct. This mussel was last seen in a stretch of the Tombigbee River before the habitat was destroyed by the installation of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. No living or freshly dead specimens have been seen since.USFWSTombigbee River Mussels 5-Year Review.April 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2023. The US Fish and Wildlife Service press release in September 2021 formally proposed the species be delisted from the Endangered Species Act The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA or "The Act"; 16 U.S.C. ยง 1531 et seq.) is the primary law in the United States for protecting imperiled species. Designed to protect cri ...
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Pleurobema Johannis
''Pleurobema johannis'', the Alabama pigtoe, 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 river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...s. References Bivalves described in 1859 Extinct bivalves johannis Extinct invertebrates since 1500 Extinct animals of the United States Natural history of Alabama Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Unionidae-stub ...
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Pleurobema Hartmanianum
''Pleurobema'' is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, 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'' (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 mars ...
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Pleurobema Hanleyianum
The Georgia pigtoe (''Pleurobema hanleyianum'') is a rare species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae. It is native to Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee in the United States, where it has been extirpated from most of its historical range. It was declared extinct by the IUCN, but a few living individuals were discovered persisting in the Conasauga River in Georgia''Pleurobema hanleyianum''.
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