Kingdom Animalia Order Unionoida Genus Pleurobema Higher classification Pleurobema | Phylum Mollusca Family Unionidae Scientific name Pleurobema taitianum Rank Species | |
Similar Pleurobema, Southern clubshell, Inflated heelsplitter, Southern pigtoe, Alabama moccasinshell | ||
The heavy pigtoe or judge Tait's mussel, scientific name Pleurobema taitianum, was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
This species was endemic to the United States.
References
Heavy pigtoe Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA