Pleurobema plenum, the rough pigtoe pearly mussel or rough pigtoe, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

Pleurobema plenum
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Pleurobema
Species:
P. plenum
Binomial name
Pleurobema plenum
(Lea, 1840)

This species is endemic to the United States.

References

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  1. ^ Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Pleurobema plenum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T17669A7284466. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T17669A7284466.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.