Fresh Water Mussel Image Gallery -- Illinois State Museum

Pleurobema plemun (Rough Pigtoe)
The interior of the rough pigtoe mussel shell has white, or sometimes, pink nacre. The pseudocardinal teeth are well developed. The lateral teeth are straight. The beak cavity is rather deep.

Collection of the Illinois State Museum, photograph by Karen Little
ISM Accession #: 677194

<b><i>Pleurobema plemun</i> (Rough Pigtoe)</b>

Class Bivalvia : Subclass Paleoheterodonta : Genus Pleurobema

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