Kingdom Animalia Order Unionoida Genus Pleurobema Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Family Unionidae Higher classification Pleurobema | |
Scientific name Pleurobema chattanoogaense Similar Pleurobema, Unionidae, Molluscs, Bivalvia, Southern pigtoe | ||
The painted clubshell, scientific name Pleurobema chattanoogaense, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
This species is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat is rivers.
References
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