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| Pleurobema sintoxia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Pleurobema |
| Species: | P. sintoxia |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleurobema sintoxia (Rafinesque, 1820) | |
Pleurobema sintoxia, the round pigtoe, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
Distribution and conservation status
[edit]This species is native to eastern North America. It is found in the drainages of the Ohio River, the St. Lawrence River, and the Great Lakes.
The Canadian Species at Risk Act listed it in the List of Wildlife Species at Risk as being endangered in Canada.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Cummings, K.; Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Pleurobema sintoxia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012 e.T173061A1377100. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T173061A1377100.en. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ↑ NatureServe. "Pleurobema sintoxia". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ↑ COSEWIC. 2005. Canadian Species at Risk. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. 64 pp., page 13.
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