Kingdom Animalia Order Unionoida Genus Pleurobema Higher classification Pleurobema | Phylum Mollusca Family Unionidae Scientific name Pleurobema curtum Rank Species | |
Similar Club naiad, Pleurobema, Northern riffleshell, Southern clubshell, Epioblasma |
The black clubshell or Curtus's mussel, scientific name Pleurobema curtum) a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
This species is endemic to the United States.
References
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