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Dark pigtoe

Pleurobema rubellum (Conrad, 1834)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The dark pigtoe (Pleurobema rubellum) is a species in the order Unionida.

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Quick facts about the dark pigtoe

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the dark pigtoe live?

Not recorded

Is the dark pigtoe endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the dark pigtoe classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderUnionida
  5. genusPleurobema
  6. SpeciesPleurobema rubellum (Conrad, 1834)

Synonyms Margarita rubellus, Margaron pulvinulus, Margaron rubellus, Pleurobema avellana, Pleurobema avellanum, Pleurobema fictum, Pleurobema furva, Pleurobema furvum, Pleurobema hagleri, Pleurobema pulvinulum, Pleurobema rubella, Unio furvus, Unio hagleri, Unio pulvinulus, Unio rubellus

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Brown pigtoeEnglish
  • Hazel pigtoeEnglish
  • Warrior pigtoeEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dark pigtoe

Other species in the same genus Pleurobema.

Clubshell

Pleurobema clava

UnionidaNo free photo yet

Longnut

Pleurobema georgianum

UnionidaNo free photo yet

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dark pigtoe (Pleurobema rubellum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dark-pigtoe

MLA

“Dark pigtoe (Pleurobema rubellum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dark-pigtoe.

BibTeX
@misc{dark_pigtoe_2026,
  title = {Dark pigtoe (Pleurobema rubellum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dark-pigtoe},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}