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Rough pigtoe

Pleurobema plenum (I. Lea, 1840)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The rough pigtoe (Pleurobema plenum) is a species in the order Unionida.

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Quick facts about the rough 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 rough pigtoe live?

Not recorded

Is the rough 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 rough pigtoe classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderUnionida
  5. genusPleurobema
  6. SpeciesPleurobema plenum (I. Lea, 1840)

Synonyms Fusconaia plena, Fusconaria plena, Margaron plenus, Pleurobema cordatum plenum, Pleurobema plenum, Quadrula cordata plena, Quadrula cordatum plenum, Quadrula plena, Unio plenus

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Rough pigtoe pearly musselEnglish
  • korýtko čapurdovitéSlovak

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rough pigtoe

Other species in the same genus Pleurobema.

Clubshell

Pleurobema clava

UnionidaNo free photo yet

Longnut

Pleurobema georgianum

UnionidaNo free photo yet

Highnut

Pleurobema altum

UnionidaNo free photo yet

CompareRough pigtoe vs ClubshellRough pigtoe vs Painted clubshellRough pigtoe vs Fuzzy pigtoeRough pigtoe vs Longnut

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Rough pigtoe (Pleurobema plenum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rough-pigtoe

MLA

“Rough pigtoe (Pleurobema plenum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rough-pigtoe.

BibTeX
@misc{rough_pigtoe_2026,
  title = {Rough pigtoe (Pleurobema plenum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rough-pigtoe},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}