Shiny pigtoe
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The shiny pigtoe (Fusconaia cor) is a species of bivalve in the family Unionidae. It is endemic to the United States.
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Shiny pigtoe | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Unionida |
Family: | Unionidae |
Genus: | Fusconaia |
Species: | F. cor |
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Fusconaia cor (Conrad, 1834) | |
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The shiny pigtoe has been eliminated from most of its historic range.[1] Populations currently exist in the North Fork of the Holston River, Clinch, Powell and Paint Rock river systems.[5] The shiny pigtoe is tachytichtic, spawning between late May and early June.[5] Known glochidial hosts include the common (Luxilus cornutus), warpaint (Luxilus coccogenis), telescope (Notropis telescopus) and whitetail (Cyprinella galactura) shiners.[5]
This species appears to be most closely related to Fusconaia cuneolus.[6]