Tennessee clubshell
Pleurobema oviforme (Conrad, 1834)
Status not recordedmolluscs
The tennessee clubshell (Pleurobema oviforme) is a species in the order Unionida.
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Quick facts about the tennessee clubshell
- 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 tennessee clubshell live?
Not recorded
Is the tennessee clubshell 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 tennessee clubshell classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classBivalvia
- orderUnionida
- genusPleurobema
- SpeciesPleurobema oviforme (Conrad, 1834)
Synonyms Margarita ravenelianus, Margaron argenteus, Margaron clinchensis, Margaron holstonensis, Margaron lesleyi, Margaron mundus, Margaron oviformis, Margaron planior, Margaron ravenelianus, Margaron tesserulae, Pleurobema acuens, Pleurobema argentea, Pleurobema argenteum, Pleurobema breve, Pleurobema brevis, Pleurobema clinchense, Pleurobema conasaugaense, Pleurobema conasaugaensis, Pleurobema holstonense, Pleurobema holstonensis, Pleurobema lesleyi, Pleurobema oviforme argentea, Pleurobema oviforme argenteum, Pleurobema oviforme holstonense, Pleurobema oviforme oviforme, Pleurobema oviformis, Pleurobema planior, Pleurobema planius, Pleurobema raveneliana, Pleurobema ravenelianum, Pleurobema striatissima, Pleurobema swordiana, Pleurobema swordianum, Pleurobema tesserulae, Quadrula argentea, Quadrula munda, Quadrula raveneliana, Quadrula striatissima, Quadrula tesserulae, Unio acuens, Unio argenteus, Unio bellulus, Unio brevis, Unio clinchensis, Unio conasaugaensis, Unio holstonensis, Unio lawii, Unio lesleyi, Unio mundus, Unio oviformis, Unio pattinoides, Unio planior, Unio ravenelianus, Unio rudis, Unio striatissimus, Unio swordianus, Unio tesserulae
Relatives of the tennessee clubshell
Other species in the same genus Pleurobema.
Clubshell
Pleurobema clava
Painted clubshell
Pleurobema decisum
Rough pigtoe
Pleurobema plenum
Fuzzy pigtoe
Pleurobema strodeanum
Longnut
Pleurobema georgianum
Highnut
Pleurobema altum
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