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Highnut

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Highnut
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Pleurobema
Species:
P. altum
Binomial name
Pleurobema altum
(Conrad, 1854)

The highnut (Pleurobema altum) was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

This species was endemic to rivers of the United States.

Unionids are vulnerable to habitat change and are a highly endangered taxa (70% of them are considered imperiled).[2]

References

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  1. ^ Bogan, A.E.; et al. (Mollusc Specialist Group) (2000). "Pleurobema altum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T17672A7290168. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T17672A7290168.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Lydeard, Charles; Garner, Jeffrey; Hartfield, Paul; Williams, James (1999). "Freshwater Mussels in the Gulf Region: Alabama". Gulf of Mexico Science. 17 (2): 125–134. doi:10.18785/goms.1702.09.