Interesting Facts
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Bivalvia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Bivalves
- Subclass:
Metabranchia
()
- Superorder:
Eulamellibranchia
()
- Order:
Unionida
()
- Superfamily:
Unionacea
()
- Family:
Unionidae
()
- Rafinesque, 1820
- Subfamily:
Pleurobeminae
()
- Genus:
Pleurobema
()
- Rafinesque, 1819
- Specific name:
aesopus
- Scientific name: - Pleurobema aesopus
- Specific name:
aesopus
- Genus:
Pleurobema
(
- Subfamily:
Pleurobeminae
(
- Family:
Unionidae
(
- Superfamily:
Unionacea
(
- Order:
Unionida
(
- Superorder:
Eulamellibranchia
(
- Subclass:
Metabranchia
(
- Class:
Bivalvia
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
Members of the genus Pleurobema
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 35 species and subspecies in this genus:
P. altum (Highnut) · P. avellanum (Hazel Pigtoe) · P. beadleianum (Mississippi Pigtoe) · P. bournianum (Scioto Pigtoe) · P. chattanoogaense (Painted Clubshell) · P. clava (Club Naiad) · P. coccineum (Round Pigtoe) · P. collina (James River Spinymussel) · P. cordatum (Ohio Pigtoe) · P. curtum (Black Clubshell) · P. decisum (Southern Clubshell) · P. flavidulum (Yellow Pigtoe) · P. furvum (Dark Pigtoe) · P. georgianum (Southern Pigtoe) · P. gibberum (Cumberland Pigtoe) · P. hagleri (Brown Pigtoe) · P. hanleyianum (Georgia Pigtoe) · P. johannis (Alabama Pigtoe) · P. marshalli (Flat Pigtoe) · P. murrayense (Coosa Pigtoe) · P. nucleopsis (Longnut) · P. oviforme (Tennessee Clubshell) · P. oviforme holstonense (Tennessee Clubshell) · P. perovatum (Ovate Clubshell) · P. plenum (Rough Pigtoe) · P. pyramidatum (Pyramid Pigtoe) · P. pyriforme (Oval Pigtoe) · P. riddellii (Louisiana Pigtoe) · P. rubellum (Warrior Pigtoe) · P. rubrum (Pyramid Pigtoe) · P. sintoxia (Round Pigtoe) · P. strodeanum (Fuzzy Pigtoe) · P. taitianum (Heavy Pigtoe) · P. troschelianum (Alabama Clubshell) · P. verum (True Pigtoe)
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Further Reading
- Annals of the Carnegie Museum. [Pittsburgh]: Published by authority of the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Institute, 1901- url p. 198.
- Bulletin / Illinois Natural History Survey. Urbana, State of Illinois, Dept. of Registration and Education, Natural History Survey Division, 1918-1985. url p. 307.
- Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries. Washington, D.C.: Govt. Print. Off., 1905-1950. url p. 143, p. 19.
- Final report on the study and appraisal of mussel resources in selected areas of the upper Mississippi River, Notre Dame, Ind., 1922 url p. 11.
- Fresh-water mussels and mussel industries of the United States. Washington: Govt. print. off., 1919. url p. 19.
- Miscellaneous publication - University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History. 1962 Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1946-1996. url p. 68.
- Mussel resources of the Holston and Clinch rivers of eastern Tennessee. Investigation by J. F. Boepple. Notes compiled by R. E. Coker... Washington, Govt. print. off., 1912. url p. 12.
- Natural history and propagation of fresh-water mussels. By R. E. Coker, A. F. Shira, H. W. Clark, and A. D. Howard. Washington, Govt. Print. Off., 1921. url p. 113.
- Papers on Unionidae [by] Ortmann. Pittsburgh, etc., 1908-26 url p. 198.
- Report of the Commissioner of Fisheries for the fiscal year. .. and special papers Washington: G.P.O., 1906-1914. url p. 57.
- Studies in natural history. Iowa City, Ia. url p. 7.
- Studies on the reproduction and artificial propagation of fresh-water mussels [by] George Lefevre and Winterton Conway Curtis] Washington, Govt. print. off., 1912. url p. 143.
- The American midland naturalist. Notre Dame, Ind., University of Notre Dame. url p. 11, p. 518.
- The Naiades of Missouri / by William I. Utterback. Notre Dame, Ind.: University Press, 1916. url p. 74.
- The Nautilus. Melbourne, Fla., etc., American Malacologists, inc., etc. url p. 100, p. 100, p. 105, p. 105, p. 49, p. 49, p. 54, p. 54.
- The Unionidae of Kansas. an illustrated catalogue of the Kansas Unionidae / by Richard E. Scammon. Lawrence, Kansas: University of Kansas, 1906. url p. 338.
- The University of Kansas science bulletin. [Lawrence]: University of Kansas, 1902-1996. url p. 338.
- Transactions of the Kentucky Academy of Science. [Lexington, Ky.]Kentucky Academy of Science, 1923-1997. url p. 138, p. 36.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
Identifiers
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2167955
