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Southern clubshell

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Unionoida

Genus
  
Pleurobema

Higher classification
  
Pleurobema

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Family
  
Unionidae

Scientific name
  
Pleurobema decisum

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Pleurobema, Club naiad, Alabama moccasinshell, Unionidae, Southern pigtoe

The southern clubshell, scientific name Pleurobema decisum, 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. It is threatened by habitat loss. The species natural habitat is in Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia (U.S. state).

References

Southern clubshell Wikipedia