Fresh Water Mussel Image Gallery -- Illinois State Museum

Pleurobema sintoxia (Round Pigtoe)
The interior of the round pigtoe mussel shell has white, pink, or rose-colored nacre. The pseudocardinal teeth are well-developed. The lateral teeth are straight. The beak cavity varies from shallow (medium-sized rivers) to large (large rivers).

Collection of the Illinois State Museum, photograph by Karen Little
ISM Accession #: 677263

<b><i>Pleurobema sintoxia</i> (Round Pigtoe)</b>

Class Bivalvia : Subclass Paleoheterodonta : Genus Pleurobema

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