Elliptio nigella

Elliptio nigella, the winged spike or recovery pearly mussel, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

Elliptio nigella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Elliptio
Species:
E. nigella
Binomial name
Elliptio nigella
(I. Lea, 1852)

This species is endemic to the United States. It was thought to be extinct, but was rediscovered in 2010. It is not known if the rediscovered population is viable.

References

  1. Cummings, K. & Cordeiro, J. 2012. Elliptio nigella. 2012 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 March 2017.
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