Pleurobema riddellii

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Pleurobema riddellii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Pleurobema
Species:
P. riddellii
Binomial name
Pleurobema riddellii
(I. Lea, 1861)

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.

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References

  1. 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.