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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Pyramid Pigtoe
Common Names in unspecified:
Pyramid Pigtoe
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:
pyramidatum
- (I. Lea, 1840)
- Scientific name: - Pleurobema pyramidatum (I. Lea, 1840)
- Specific name:
pyramidatum
- (I. Lea, 1840)
- 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
(
Synonyms
Pleurobema cordatum pyramidatum (Lea
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 24-Jun-1996
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. 264.
- Bulletin / Illinois Natural History Survey. Urbana, State of Illinois, Dept. of Registration and Education, Natural History Survey Division, 1918-1985. url p. 309, p. 340, p. 385.
- Bulletin / Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington: G.P.O., 1901-1971. url p. 358.
- 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, p. 13, p. 19, p. 21, p. 23, p. 25, p. 29, p. 31.
- Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science. Lexington, KY: The Academy, 1998- url p. 130.
- Papers on Unionidae [by] Ortmann. Pittsburgh, etc., 1908-26 url p. 24, p. 264, p. 4, p. 550.
- The American midland naturalist. Notre Dame, Ind., University of Notre Dame. url p. 11, p. 17, p. 23, p. 31.
- The Naiades of Missouri / by William I. Utterback. Notre Dame, Ind.: University Press, 1916. url p. 30, p. 78.
- The Nautilus. Melbourne, Fla., etc., American Malacologists, inc., etc. url , p. 101, p. 95, p. 96, p. 96.
- Transactions of the Kentucky Academy of Science. [Lexington, Ky.]Kentucky Academy of Science, 1923-1997. url p. 155, p. 80, p. 93.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:
- Academy of Natural Sciences: Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2692668
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-80132
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 80132
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 512091
