Elliptio shepardiana
Appearance
Elliptio shepardiana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Unionida |
Family: | Unionidae |
Genus: | Elliptio |
Species: | E. shepardiana
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Binomial name | |
Elliptio shepardiana I. Lea, 1834
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Elliptio shepardiana,, the Altamaha lance, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels, naiads or unionids.
This species is endemic to the United States.
References
[edit]- ^ Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Elliptio shepardiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T7650A12839800. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T7650A12839800.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.