Fresh Water Mussel Image Gallery -- Illinois State Museum

Pleurobema rubrum (Pyramid Pigtoe
The interior of the pyramid pigtoe mussel shell usually has pink nacre, or occasionally has, as in this specimen, white nacre. The pseudocardinal teeth are large and the lateral teeth are curved. The beak cavity is deep.

Collection of the Illinois State Museum, photograph by Karen Little
ISM Accession #: 680132

<b><i>Pleurobema rubrum</i> (Pyramid Pigtoe</b>

Class Bivalvia : Subclass Paleoheterodonta : Genus Pleurobema

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