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Oval pigtoe

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The oval pigtoe (Pleurobema pyriforme) is a federally endangered species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. [1]

24 relations: Alabama, Animal, Apalachicola River, Aquatic animal, Bivalvia, Chattahoochee River, Chipola River, Columbus, Georgia, Econfina Creek, Endemism, Flint River (Georgia), Florida, Freshwater bivalve, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Isaac Lea, IUCN Red List, Mollusca, Ochlockonee River, Pleurobema, Santa Fe River (Florida), Species, Unionidae, Unionoida, United States.

Alabama

Alabama is a state in the southeastern region of the United States.

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Animal

Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia.

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Apalachicola River

The Apalachicola River is a river, approximately 112 mi (180 km) long in the State of Florida.

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Aquatic animal

A aquatic animal is an animal, either vertebrate or invertebrate, which lives in the water for most or all of its lifetime.

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Bivalvia

Bivalvia, in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts.

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Chattahoochee River

The Chattahoochee River forms the southern half of the Alabama and Georgia border, as well as a portion of the Florida border.

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Chipola River

The Chipola River is a tributary of the Apalachicola River in western Florida.

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Columbus, Georgia

Columbus is a consolidated city-county in the west central U.S. state of Georgia.

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Econfina Creek

Econfina Creek is a small river in the middle Florida Panhandle.

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Endemism

Endemism is the ecological state of a species being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation, country or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.

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Flint River (Georgia)

The Flint River is a U.S. Geological Survey.

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Florida

Florida (Spanish for "land of flowers") is the southernmost contiguous state in the United States.

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Freshwater bivalve

Freshwater bivalves are one kind of freshwater molluscs, along with freshwater snails.

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International Union for Conservation of Nature

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.

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Isaac Lea

Isaac Lea (March 4, 1792 – December 8, 1886) was an American conchologist, geologist, and publisher, who was born in Wilmington, Delaware.

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IUCN Red List

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List), founded in 1964, has evolved to become the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species.

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Mollusca

Mollusca is a large phylum of invertebrate animals whose members are known as molluscs or mollusksThe formerly dominant spelling mollusk is still used in the U.S. — see the reasons given in Gary Rosenberg's.

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Ochlockonee River

The Ochlockonee River is a fast running river originating in Georgia and flowing for before terminating in Florida.

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Pleurobema

Pleurobema is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

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Santa Fe River (Florida)

The Santa Fe River is a river in northern Florida.

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Species

In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank, as well as a unit of biodiversity, but it has proven difficult to find a satisfactory definition.

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Unionidae

The Unionidae are a family of freshwater mussels, the largest in the order Unionoida, the bivalve mollusks sometimes known as river mussels, or simply as unionids.

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Unionoida

Unionoida is a monophyletic order of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve molluscs.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oval_pigtoe

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