Warrior pigtoe
| Warrior pigtoe | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionoida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Pleurobema |
| Species: | P. rubellum |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleurobema rubellum (Conrad, 1834) | |
The warrior pigtoe, scientific name Pleurobema rubellum, was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
This species was endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat was rivers. It became extinct due to habitat loss.
Source
- Bogan, A.E. 2000. Pleurobema rubellum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.