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Elliptio shepardiana

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

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.

This species is endemic to the United States.

References

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