Biology:Ovate clubshell

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Short description: Extinct species of bivalve

Ovate clubshell
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Pleurobema
Species:
P. perovatum
Binomial name
Pleurobema perovatum
(Conrad, 1834)

The ovate clubshell (Pleurobema perovatum) is an extinct species of freshwater mussel within the family of Unionidae.

This species was endemic to the Mobile River Basin in Alabama and Mississippi and was not seen since the early 20th century.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3016020 entry