Cumberland pigtoe

Cumberland pigtoe
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Pleurobema
Species:
P. gibberum
Binomial name
Pleurobema gibberum
(I. Lea, 1838)
Synonyms[4]
  • Pleuronaia gibbera (Lea, 1838)
  • Pleuronaia gibberum (Lea, 1838)
  • Unio gibber Lea, 1838

The Cumberland pigtoe (Pleurobema gibberum) is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

Distribution

This species is endemic to the United States.

References

  1. ^ Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Pleurobema gibberum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T17683A7312682. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T17683A7312682.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Cumberland pigtoe (Pleuronaia gibber)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  3. ^ 56 FR 21084
  4. ^ "Pleuronaia gibbera (Lea, 1838)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
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