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Southern pigtoe

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Southern pigtoe
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Order:
Unionoida
Family:
Unionidae
Genus:
Pleurobema
Species:
P. georgianum
Binomial name
Pleurobema georgianum
I. Lea, 1841

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.

References

  • Bogan, A. E. (1996). "Pleurobema georgianum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996. IUCN: e.T17682A7310433. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T17682A7310433.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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