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:
coccinea
- coccinea Conrad 1834
- Scientific name: - Pleurobema coccinea coccinea Conrad 1834
- Specific name:
coccinea
- coccinea Conrad 1834
- 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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Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 22, 2007:
- Academy of Natural Sciences, Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
Identifiers
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16241101
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2860750
