Highnut

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Highnut
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Pleurobema
Species:
P. altum
Binomial name
Pleurobema altum
(Conrad, 1854)

The highnut (Pleurobema altum) was a

mollusk in the family Unionidae
, the river mussels.

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]

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