Biology:Fuzzy pigtoe
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Short description: Species of bivalve
| Fuzzy pigtoe | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Pleurobema |
| Species: | P. strodeanum
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| Binomial name | |
| Pleurobema strodeanum (Wright, 1898)
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The fuzzy pigtoe (Pleurobema strodeanum) 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, and its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
According to a study done in 2013, "Changes in length, width, and height of a shell over time are commonly used for determining rates of growth in mussels...over a period of seven years, p. strodeanum grew 0.48 mm/year in length". These rates and the differences in morphology of the shell are indicators of changes in the environment.[3]
References
- ↑ Bogan, A.E.; Seddon, M.B. (2000). "Pleurobema strodeanum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2000. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T17693A7333727.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17693/7333727. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ NatureServe. "Pleurobema strodeanum" (in en). Arlington, Virginia. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.116208/.
- ↑ Reátegui-Zirena, Evelyn G.; Stewart, Paul M.; Miller, Jonathan M. (March 2013). "Growth Rates and Age Estimations of the Fuzzy Pigtoe, Pleurobema strodeanum: A Species Newly Listed Under the Endangered Species Act". Southeastern Naturalist 12 (1): 161–170. doi:10.1656/058.012.0113. ISSN 1528-7092. https://bioone.org/journals/Southeastern-Naturalist/volume-12/issue-1/058.012.0113/Growth-Rates-and-Age-Estimations-of-the-Fuzzy-Pigtoe-Pleurobema/10.1656/058.012.0113.full.
Wikidata ☰ Q3015029 entry
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