Eastern elliptio

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

Eastern elliptio
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Elliptio
Species:
E. complanata
Binomial name
Elliptio complanata
(Lightfoot, 1786)[2]

References
  1. Cummings, K. (2011). "Elliptio complanata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. Retrieved 2016-04-28.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "Elliptio complanata (Lightfoot, 1786)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved September 18, 2011.

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