Elliptio folliculata is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Unionida |
Family: | Unionidae |
Genus: | Elliptio |
Species: | E. folliculata
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Binomial name | |
Elliptio folliculata I. Lea, 1838
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This species is endemic to the United States.
References
edit- ^ Cummings, K.; Cordeiro, J. (2011). "Elliptio folliculata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T7644A12838854. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T7644A12838854.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.