Pleurobema athearni: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Unionida
- Family
- Unionidae
- Genus
- Pleurobema
- Species
- Pleurobema athearni
- Scientific Name
- Pleurobema athearni
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Canoe Creek clubshell
The Canoe Creek clubshell (Pleurobema athearni), also known as the Canoe Creek pigtoe, is an endangered species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
This species is endemic to the United States, only occurring in Alabama in the watershed of Big Canoe Creek, a tributary of the Coosa River.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed the species as endangered in July 2022.
...Pleurobema athearni in languages:
- English
- Canoe Creek Clubshell
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
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