Pleurobema verum

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Pleurobema verum
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Presumed Extinct  (NatureServe) [2]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Pleurobema
Species:
†P. verum
Binomial name
†Pleurobema verum
(I. Lea, 1861)
Synonyms [3]
  • Unio verus Lea, 1861
  • Unio instructus Lea, 1861
  • Margaron (Unio) verus (Lea, 1861)
  • Margaron (Unio) instructus (Lea, 1861)
  • Pleurobema (Pleurobema) vera (Lea, 1861)
  • Pleurobema (Pleurobema) instructa (Lea, 1861)
  • Pleurobema instructum (Lea, 1861)

Pleurobema verum, the true pigtoe, is an extinct species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae. [1] [2] [3] This species was endemic to Alabama, the United States. The last records are from 1930s. It occurred in the Alabama River and Cahaba River below the Fall Line. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Bogan, A.E.; et al. (Mollusc Specialist Group) (2000). "Pleurobema verum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2000 e.T17695A7336569. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T17695A7336569.en . Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 NatureServe. "Pleurobema verum True Pigtoe". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  3. 1 2 Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2026). "Pleurobema verum (I. Lea, 1861)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 4 February 2026.


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