# Hogshell (*Pyganodon grandis*)

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/hogshell  
Data as of: 2026-11-11

The hogshell (Pyganodon grandis) is a species in the order Unionida.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Mollusca
- class: Bivalvia
- order: Unionida
- genus: Pyganodon
- species: *Pyganodon grandis* (Say, 1829)

Synonyms: *Anodon imbricata*, *Anodon inornata*, *Anodon mcnielii*, *Anodon micans*, *Anodon nopalatensis*, *Anodon opalina*, *Anodon subangulata*, *Anodon subgibbosa*, *Anodon subinflata*, *Anodonta bealei*, *Anodonta benedictii*, *Anodonta corpulenta*, *Anodonta corpulentoides*, *Anodonta dakota*, *Anodonta dakotana*, *Anodonta dallasiana*, *Anodonta danielsii*, *Anodonta declivis*, *Anodonta decora*, *Anodonta footiana*, *Anodonta gesnerii*, *Anodonta gigantea*, *Anodonta grandioides*, *Anodonta grandis*, *Anodonta grandis bealei*, *Anodonta grandis benedictensis*, *Anodonta grandis corpulenta*, *Anodonta grandis corpulents*, *Anodonta grandis dakota*, *Anodonta grandis dakotana*, *Anodonta grandis footiana*, *Anodonta grandis gigantea*, *Anodonta grandis grandis*, *Anodonta grandis leonensis*, *Anodonta grandis lugubris*, *Anodonta grandis pepiniana*, *Anodonta grandis plana*, *Anodonta grandis simpsoniana*, *Anodonta harpethensis*, *Anodonta hockingensis*, *Anodonta houghtonensis*, *Anodonta inflata*, *Anodonta inflata fuscata*, *Anodonta inflata viridis*, *Anodonta inflata zonalis*, *Anodonta kennicottii*, *Anodonta leonensis*, *Anodonta lewisii*, *Anodonta linnaeana*, *Anodonta linnaena*, *Anodonta lugubris*, *Anodonta marryatana*, *Anodonta maryattana*, *Anodonta maryattiana*, *Anodonta micans*, *Anodonta opaca*, *Anodonta ovata*, *Anodonta palna*, *Anodonta pepinianus*, *Anodonta plana*, *Anodonta salmonia*, *Anodonta simpsoniana*, *Anodonta somersii*, *Anodonta stewartiana*, *Anodonta stewartiana virens*, *Anodonta subgibbosa*, *Anodonta texasensis*, *Anodonta virens*, *Anodontites grijalvae*, *Glabaris grijalvae*, *Margarita benedictensis*, *Margarita decora*, *Margarita gigantea*, *Margarita grandis*, *Margarita ovata*, *Margarita pepiniana*, *Margarita plana*, *Margarita salmonia*, *Margarita stewartiana*, *Margaron bealei*, *Margaron benedictensis*, *Margaron benedictii*, *Margaron corpulenta*, *Margaron dallasiana*, *Margaron danielsii*, *Margaron decora*, *Margaron footiana*, *Margaron gesnerii*, *Margaron gigantea*, *Margaron grandis*, *Margaron harpethensis*, *Margaron kennicottii*, *Margaron leonensis*, *Margaron lewisii*, *Margaron linnaeana*, *Margaron maryattana*, *Margaron micans*, *Margaron opaca*, *Margaron opacus*, *Margaron ovata*, *Margaron pepiniana*, *Margaron plana*, *Margaron salmonia*, *Margaron simpsoniana*, *Margaron stewartiana*, *Margaron texasensis*, *Pyganodon grandis footianus*, *Pyganodon lugubris*, *Pyganodon simpsonaia*, *Pyganodon simpsoniana*, *Symphynota benedictensis*

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