Pleurobema stabile

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Pleurobema stabile
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Pleurobema
Species:
P. stabile
Binomial name
Pleurobema stabile
(I. Lea, 1861)
Synonyms [2]
  • Pleurobema murrayense(Lea, 1868)
  • Pleurobema stabilis(Lea, 1861)
  • Unio stabilisLea, 1861
  • Unio murrayensisLea, 1868

Pleurobema stabile, the Coosa 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. Its natural habitat is rivers. Was thought to be extinct, but was recently found in the wild [3] ; has been updated to conservation Global Status: G1 [4] .

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References

  1. Bogan, A.E.; et al. (Mollusc Specialist Group) (2000). "Pleurobema murrayense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2000: e.T17687A7321325. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T17687A7321325.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. "Pleurobema stabile". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  3. Cordeiro, J (2009). "Pleurobema stabile Coosa Pigtoe". NatureSeve Explorer. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  4. "Definitions of NatureServe Conservation Status Ranks" . Retrieved January 1, 2017.