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Pleurobema clava (clubshell)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The club naiad, clubshell pearly mussel, or clubshell, scientific name Pleurobema clava, 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. Prior to its endangered status, club naiads could be found in the Ohio, Cumberland, and Tennessee River systems, and Lake Erie drainages. Currently, however, these mussels can be found in the United States in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and West Virginia.
View Wikipedia Record: Pleurobema clava

Endangered Species

Status: Extinct
View IUCN Record: Pleurobema clava

Attributes

Water Biome [1]  Rivers and Streams
Diet [1]  Planktivore, Detritivore

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0