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Southern pigtoe

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Southern pigtoe
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
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

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  1. ^ Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Pleurobema georgianum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T17682A7310433. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T17682A7310433.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.