Eastern elliptio
| Eastern elliptio | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionoida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Elliptio |
| Species: | E. complanata |
| Binomial name | |
| Elliptio complanata (Lightfoot, 1786)[1] | |
The eastern elliptio (Elliptio complanata) is a freshwater mussel in the Unionidae family, native to Canada and the United States.
References
- ↑ "Elliptio complanata (Lightfoot, 1786)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
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