Pleurobema avellanum, the hazel pigtoe, was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
| Pleurobema avellanum | |
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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. avellanum
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| Binomial name | |
| †Pleurobema avellanum Simpson, 1900
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This species was endemic to the United States. It is now extinct.
References
edit- ^ Bogan, A.E.; et al. (Mollusc Specialist Group) (2000). "Pleurobema avellanum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T17673A7292223. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T17673A7292223.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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