Pleurobema verum, the true pigtoe, was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

Pleurobema verum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Pleurobema
Species:
P. verum
Binomial name
Pleurobema verum
(I. Lea, 1861)

This species was endemic to the United States.

References

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  1. ^ Bogan, A.E.; et al. (Mollusc Specialist Group) (2000). "Pleurobema verum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T17695A7336569. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T17695A7336569.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.