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Ohio pigtoe

Pleurobema cordatum (Rafinesque, 1820)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The ohio pigtoe (Pleurobema cordatum) is a species in the order Unionida.

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Quick facts about the ohio 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 ohio pigtoe live?

Not recorded

Is the ohio 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 ohio pigtoe classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderUnionida
  5. genusPleurobema
  6. SpeciesPleurobema cordatum (Rafinesque, 1820)

Synonyms Margarita obliqua, Margaron obliquus, Obovaria cordata, Obovaria cordata rosea, Pleurobema cordata, Pleurobema cordatum, Pleurobema cordatum cordatum, Pleurobema obliquum, Quadrula cordata, Quadrula cordata cordata, Quadrula cordatum, Quadrula obliqua, Unio obliqua

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • velevrub silnostěnnýCzech
  • シシノツメガイJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the ohio 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). Ohio pigtoe (Pleurobema cordatum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ohio-pigtoe

MLA

“Ohio pigtoe (Pleurobema cordatum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ohio-pigtoe.

BibTeX
@misc{ohio_pigtoe_2026,
  title = {Ohio pigtoe (Pleurobema cordatum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ohio-pigtoe},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}