Pleurobema riddellii
Appearance
Pleurobema riddellii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Unionida |
Family: | Unionidae |
Genus: | Pleurobema |
Species: | P. riddellii
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Binomial name | |
Pleurobema riddellii (I. Lea, 1861)
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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.
References
[edit]- ^ Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Pleurobema riddellii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T17691A7329667. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T17691A7329667.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.