Elliptio dariensis

Elliptio dariensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionoida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Elliptio
Species: E. dariensis
Binomial name
Elliptio dariensis
I. Lea, 1842

Elliptio dariensis 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.

Sources

  • Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Elliptio dariensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1996: e.T7642A12838582. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T7642A12838582.en. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
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