Brother spike

Brother spike
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Unionida
Family:	Unionidae
Genus:	Elliptio
Species:	E. fraterna
Binomial name
	Elliptio fraterna; (I. Lea, 1852)
Synonyms
	Elliptio fraternum

The brother spike (Elliptio fraterna) is a species of freshwater mussel the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is endemic to the Savannah River, United States.^[1] It listed as "endangered "in 1996 and was changed due to insufficient information and it has a world listing of "critically imperilled/imperilled".^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Bogan, A.E.; et al. (Mollusc Specialist Group) (2000). "Elliptio fraterna". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T7645A12839104. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T7645A12839104.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
^ Kilgo, John (15 June 2005). Ecology and Management of a Forested Landscape: Fifty Years on the Savannah River Site. Island Press. p. 172. ISBN 159726251X. Retrieved 24 June 2015.

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[iucn_status_16_November_2021-1] Bogan, A.E.; et al. (Mollusc Specialist Group) (2000). "Elliptio fraterna". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T7645A12839104. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T7645A12839104.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

[Kilgo-2] Kilgo, John (15 June 2005). Ecology and Management of a Forested Landscape: Fifty Years on the Savannah River Site. Island Press. p. 172. ISBN 159726251X. Retrieved 24 June 2015.

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