Pleurobema beadleianum, the Mississippi pigtoe, 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.

Congregatory

Social

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Geography

Continents

North America

Countries

United States

Regions Regions

Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi

Biogeographical realms

Nearctic

Biome

Freshwater

Wetlands

Population Trend

Unknown

POPULATION STATUS

Least concern (LC)

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References

1. Pleurobema beadleianum Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleurobema_beadleianum

2. Pleurobema beadleianum on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17674/7294687

Pleurobema beadleianum

Geography

Biome

References

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