The highnut (Pleurobema altum) was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
| Highnut | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Pleurobema |
| Species: | †P. altum
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| Binomial name | |
| †Pleurobema altum (Conrad, 1854)
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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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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