Biology:Cumberland pigtoe

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Short description: Species of bivalve

Cumberland pigtoe
Pleurobema gibberum.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Pleurobema
Species:
P. gibberum
Binomial name
Pleurobema gibberum
(I. Lea, 1838)
Synonyms[4]
  • Pleuronaia gibbera (Lea, 1838)
  • Pleuronaia gibberum (Lea, 1838)
  • Unio gibber Lea, 1838

The Cumberland pigtoe (Pleurobema gibberum) 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

Wikidata ☰ Q3016794 entry