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Elliptio downiei

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Elliptio downiei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Elliptio
Species:
E. downiei
Binomial name
Elliptio downiei
I. Lea, 1858

Elliptio downiei is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

This species is endemic to the United States.

References

  1. ^ NatureServe; Jay Cordeiro (2011). "Elliptio downiei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T7643A12838646. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T7643A12838646.en.