Pleurobema hartmanianum (I. Lea, 1860)
Cherokee Pigtoe

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Federal Protection: No US federal protection

State Protection: No Georgia state protection

Global Rank: G1

State Rank: S1?

Element Locations Tracked in Biotics: Yes

SWAP 2015 Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN): Yes

SWAP 2025 Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN): Yes

2025 SGCN Priority Tier: Highest Conservation Concern

Element Occurrences (EOs) in Georgia: 1

Habitat Summary for element in Georgia: Appears to have been restricted to shoal habitats based on historical collection data.

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SWAP 2025 Threat Matrix

	Threat 1	Threat 2	Threat 3
General Threat	Agriculture & aquaculture	Residential & commercial development	None
Specific Threat	None	None	None

SWAP 2025 Conservation Actions:

• Action 1: Monitor SGCN mussels and mussel community
• Action 2: Research genetics and taxonomy
• Action 3: Provide technical and financial assistance to farmers/landowners to protect stream buffers and wetlands, minimize runoff of sediment and pollutants, and protect habitat from livestock trampling
• Action 4: Protect SWAP priority watersheds through land acquisition and easements

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