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Rough pigtoe pearly mussel

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Unionoida

Genus
  
Pleurobema

Higher classification
  
Pleurobema

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Family
  
Unionidae

Scientific name
  
Pleurobema plenum

Rank
  
Species

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Pleurobema, Orange‑footed pimpleback mussel, Cracking pearlymussel, Golf stick pearly mussel, White warty‑back pearly mu

The rough pigtoe pearly mussel or rough pigtoe, scientific name Pleurobema plenum, 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.

References

Rough pigtoe pearly mussel Wikipedia