Southern clubshell
| Southern clubshell | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionoida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Pleurobema |
| Species: | P. decisum |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleurobema decisum (I. Lea, 1831) | |
The southern clubshell (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).[2]
References
- ↑ Bogan, A. & Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Pleurobema decisum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012: e.T17679A1447123. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T17679A1447123.en. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ↑ "Species Profile for Southern Clubshell". ecos.fws.gov. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
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