Georgia pigtoe
| Georgian pigtoe | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionoida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Pleurobema |
| Species: | P. hanleyianum |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleurobema hanleyianum (I. Lea, 1852) | |
The Georgia pigtoe (Pleurobema hanleyianum) is a rare species of freshwater mussel in the Unionidae family. It is native to Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee in the United States, where it has been extirpated from most of its historical range. It was declared extinct by the IUCN,[1] but a few living individuals were discovered persisting in the Conasauga River in Georgia[2] and Tennessee.[3] It was federally listed as an endangered species in 2010.
References
- ↑ Bogan, A.E. 2000. Pleurobema hanleyianum. 2011 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 September 2011.
- ↑ Pleurobema hanleyianum. The Nature Conservancy.
- ↑ USFWS. Determination of Endangered Status for the Georgia Pigtoe Mussel, Interrupted Rocksnail, and Rough Hornsnail and Designation of Critical Habitat; Final Rule. Federal Register November 2, 2010.
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