Highnut

Highnut

Highnut

Extinct species of bivalve

The highnut (Pleurobema altum) was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

Quick Facts Conservation status, Scientific classification ...

This species was endemic to rivers of the United States.

Unionids are vulnerable to habitat change and are a highly endangered taxa (70% of them are considered imperiled).[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Bogan, A.E.; et al. (Mollusc Specialist Group) (2000). "Pleurobema altum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T17672A7290168. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T17672A7290168.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Lydeard, Charles; Garner, Jeffrey; Hartfield, Paul; Williams, James (1999). "Freshwater Mussels in the Gulf Region: Alabama". Gulf of Mexico Science. 17 (2): 125–134. doi:10.18785/goms.1702.09.
Stub icon

This Unionidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Highnut, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.