Pleurobema bournianum

Pleurobema bournianum

Scioto pigtoe

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Pleurobema bournianum

Pleurobema bournianum, the Scioto pigtoe, was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

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This species was endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat was rivers.

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References

1. Pleurobema bournianum Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleurobema_bournianum
2. Pleurobema bournianum on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17675/7296934

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