Elliptio angustata

Elliptio angustata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionoida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Elliptio
Species: E. angustata
Binomial name
Elliptio angustata
I. Lea, 1831

Elliptio angustata is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

This species is endemic to the United States.

References

  1. Cummings, K. & Cordeiro, J. (2011). "Elliptio angustata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T7638A12838239. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T7638A12838239.en. Retrieved 5 December 2017.

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