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Canoe Creek clubshell ( Inglês )

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The Canoe Creek clubshell (Pleurobema athearni), also known as the Canoe Creek pigtoe, is an endangered species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

This species is endemic to the United States, only occurring in Alabama in the watershed of Big Canoe Creek, a tributary of Coosa River.[2][3]

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed the species as endangered in July 2022.[1][4]

References

  1. ^ a b Pillion, Dennis (5 July 2022). "Rare Alabama mussel listed as endangered species". AL.com.
  2. ^ Fish and Wildlife Service (3 November 2020). "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the Canoe Creek Clubshell and Designation of Critical Habitat". Federal Register.
  3. ^ Cummings, K.; Cordeiro, J. (2000). "Pleurobema athearni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T173058A1376951. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T173058A1376951.en. Retrieved 5 July 2022.|date= / |doi= mismatch
  4. ^ "Government protects rare mussel after decadelong campaign". AP News. 5 July 2022.
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Canoe Creek clubshell: Brief Summary ( Inglês )

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The Canoe Creek clubshell (Pleurobema athearni), also known as the Canoe Creek pigtoe, is an endangered species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

This species is endemic to the United States, only occurring in Alabama in the watershed of Big Canoe Creek, a tributary of Coosa River.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed the species as endangered in July 2022.

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