Eastern elliptio

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Eastern elliptio
Elliptio complanata.jpg

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Elliptio
Species:
E. complanata
Binomial name
Elliptio complanata
(Lightfoot, 1786)[2]

The eastern elliptio (Elliptio complanata) is a freshwater mussel in the Unionidae family, native to Canada and the United States.

References[]

  1. ^ Cummings, K.; Cordeiro, J. (2011). "Elliptio complanata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T188880A8656796. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T188880A8656796.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Elliptio complanata (Lightfoot, 1786)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved September 18, 2011.

External links[]

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