The ovate clubshell (Pleurobema perovatum) is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve within the family of Unionidae.

A DNA study showed that some specimens of P. perovatum were Pleurobema hanleyianum, which was previously thought extinct.

[6] The species prefers sand and gravel substrates in riffles, runs, and shoals of creeks and rivers.

The species, like most freshwater mussels, requires a host fish for its parasitic larval phase.

The host fish for Pleurobema perovatum have not been studied, but other members of the genus use minnows in the Cyprinidae family.