Pleurobema stabile, the Coosa pigtoe, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Pleurobema |
| Species: | †P. stabile
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| Binomial name | |
| †Pleurobema stabile (I. Lea, 1861)
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This species is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat is rivers. Was thought to be extinct, but was recently found in the wild;[3] has been updated to conservation Global Status: G1.[4]
References
edit- ^ Bogan, A.E.; et al. (Mollusc Specialist Group) (2000). "Pleurobema murrayense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T17687A7321325. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T17687A7321325.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Pleurobema stabile". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ Cordeiro, J (2009). "Pleurobema stabile Coosa Pigtoe". NatureSeve Explorer. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- ^ "Definitions of NatureServe Conservation Status Ranks". Retrieved January 1, 2017.
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