Overview
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Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Louisiana Pigtoe
Description
Habitat
Biome: Freshwater [1].
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:
riddellii
- I. Lea, 1861
- Scientific name: - Pleurobema riddellii I. Lea, 1861
- Specific name:
riddellii
- I. Lea, 1861
- 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
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001
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
- Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. International Union for Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland.
- Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, Maryland, USA. 526. ISBN: 1-888569-01-8.
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.
- Bogan, A.E. 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- Bogan, A.E. 1996. Pleurobema riddellii. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 29January2012.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed December 22, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- 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.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2692665
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-80128
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 80128
- IUCN ID: 234010
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IMBIV35270
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 9922
Footnotes
- Bogan, A.E. 1996. Pleurobema riddellii. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 29 January 2012. [back]
