Animalia > Mollusca > Bivalvia > Unionida > Unionidae > Pleurobema > Pleurobema curtum

Pleurobema curtum (curtus' mussel; black clubshell)

Synonyms: Margaron curtus; Obovaria curta; Pleurobema curta; Unio curtus

Wikipedia Abstract

The black clubshell or Curtus's mussel, scientific name Pleurobema curtum) a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is endemic to the United States.
View Wikipedia Record: Pleurobema curtum

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Pleurobema curtum

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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