The Georgia pigtoe (Pleurobema hanleyianum) is a rare species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae. 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,[2] but a few living individuals were discovered persisting in the Conasauga River in Georgia[1] and Tennessee.[3] It was federally listed as an endangered species in 2010.
The Georgia pigtoe (Pleurobema hanleyianum) is a rare species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae. 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, but a few living individuals were discovered persisting in the Conasauga River in Georgia and Tennessee. It was federally listed as an endangered species in 2010.
Pleurobema hanleyianum fue una especie de molusco bivalvo de la familia Unionidae.
Fue endémica de los Estados Unidos.
Su hábitat natural era: los ríos.
Pleurobema hanleyianum foi uma espécie de bivalve da família Unionidae. Foi endémica dos Estados Unidos da América. O seu habitat natural foi rios.
Pleurobema hanleyianum foi uma espécie de bivalve da família Unionidae. Foi endémica dos Estados Unidos da América. O seu habitat natural foi rios.