Ellipsaria lineolata

Ellipsaria lineolata is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This is the sole species in the monotypic genus Ellipsaria . This species is native to the drainage systems of the Mississippi River and the Mobile River in the United States.

Ellipsaria lineolata
A live individual of Ellipsaria lineolata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Ellipsaria
Rafinesque, 1820
Species:
E. lineolata
Binomial name
Ellipsaria lineolata

References

  1. Bogan, A.E. 1996. Ellipsaria lineolata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded 7 August 2007.
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