''Pleurobema'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

freshwater mussel Freshwater bivalves are one kind of freshwater mollusc, along with freshwater snails. They are bivalves that live in fresh water as opposed to salt water, which is the main habitat type for bivalves. The majority of species of bivalve molluscs ...

s, aquatic

bivalve Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, bival ...

mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is e ...

s in the family

Unionidae The Unionidae are a 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 at its most diverse ...

, 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 The James River spinymussel (''Parvaspina collina''), also known as the Virginia spinymussel, is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is native to North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia in t ...

'' (James River spinymussel) * ''

Pleurobema cordatum ''Pleurobema cordatum'', the Ohio 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 cor ...

'' (Ohio pigtoe) * ''

Pleurobema curtum ''Pleurobema curtum'', the black clubshell or Curtus's mussel, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is endemic Endemism is the state of a species being foun ...

'' (Black clubshell) * '' Pleurobema decisum'' (Southern clubshell) * '' Pleurobema flavidulum'' (Yellow pigtoe) * '' Pleurobema furvum'' (Dark pigtoe) * ''

Pleurobema georgianum The southern pigtoe (''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 The United States of America (U.S.A. ...

'' (Southern pigtoe) * ''

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. ...

'' (Cumberland pigtoe) * '' Pleurobema hagleri'' (Brown pigtoe) * ''

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. ...

'' (Georgia pigtoe) * ''

Pleurobema hartmanianum ''Pleurobema'' is a genus of freshwater mussels, Aquatic animal, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. Species Species within the genus ''Pleurobema'' include: * ''Pleurobema altum'' (Highnut) * ''Pleurobema avell ...

'' (Cherokee pigtoe) * '' Pleurobema johannis'' (Alabama pigtoe) * ''

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 liste ...

'' (Flat pigtoe) * '' Pleurobema nucleopsis'' (Longnut) * ''

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 Virgin ...

'' (Tennessee clubshell) * '' Pleurobema perovatum'' (Ovate clubshell) * ''

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 Moll ...

'' (Rough pigtoe pearly mussel) * ''

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, Flo ...

'' (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 {{Unionidae-stub