Elliptio shepardiana

Elliptio shepardiana,, the Altamaha lance, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels, naiads or unionids.

Elliptio shepardiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Elliptio
Species:
E. shepardiana
Binomial name
Elliptio shepardiana
I. Lea, 1834

This species is endemic to the United States.

References

  1. Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Elliptio shepardiana". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1996: e.T7650A12839800. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T7650A12839800.en. Retrieved 19 December 2017.


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