Eastern elliptio

Eastern elliptio
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionoida
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. (2011). "Elliptio complanata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2006. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  2. ↑ "Elliptio complanata (Lightfoot, 1786)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved September 18, 2011.

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