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Tapered Pigtoe
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IUCN NT · Near threatened

Tapered Pigtoe

Fusconaia burkei

Fusconaia burkei, the tapered pigtoe, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

This species is endemic to North America. It has been a federally listed threatened species under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 since 2013.

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