Ellipsaria lineolata
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| A live individual of Ellipsaria lineolata | |
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| Genus: | Ellipsaria
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| Species: | E. lineolata
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| Ellipsaria lineolata Rafinesque, 1820
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Ellipsaria lineolata is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This is the sole species in the monotypic genus Ellipsaria . This species is native to the drainage systems of the Mississippi River and the Mobile River in the United States.
References
- Bogan, A.E. 1996. Ellipsaria lineolata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded 7 August 2007.
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