Fresh Water Mussel Image Gallery -- Illinois State Museum

Pleurobema cordatum (Ohio Pigtoe)
The interior of the ohio pigtoe mussel shell has white or pink nacre. The pseudocardinal teeth are well-developed (upper right) and the lateral teeth are somewhat curved. The beak cavity is markedly deep.

Collection of the Illinois State Museum
ISM Accession #: 677327

<b><i>Pleurobema cordatum</i> (Ohio Pigtoe)</b>

Class Bivalvia : Subclass Paleoheterodonta : Genus Pleurobema

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