Kingdom Animalia Order Unionoida Genus Pleurobema Higher classification Pleurobema | Phylum Mollusca Family Unionidae Scientific name Pleurobema bournianum Rank Species | |
Similar Pleurobema, Molluscs, Bivalvia, Arcuate pearly mu, Epioblasma | ||
The Scioto pigtoe, scientific name Pleurobema bournianum, 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. Its natural habitat was rivers.
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