Pleurobema curtum
Pleurobema curtum, the black clubshell or Curtus's mussel, a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
| Pleurobema curtum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Pleurobema |
| Species: | P. curtum |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleurobema curtum (I. Lea, 1859) | |
This species is endemic to the United States.
References
- Cummings, K. & Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Pleurobema curtum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012: e.T17666A1443222. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T17666A1443222.en. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
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