Elliptio mcmichaeli
| Elliptio mcmichaeli | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Elliptio |
| Species: | E. mcmichaeli
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| Binomial name | |
| Elliptio mcmichaeli Clench & Turner, 1956
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Elliptio mcmichaeli, the fluted elephantear,[2] is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
This species is endemic to the Escambia and Choctawhatchee River systems in the southeastern United States. As of 2014, its NatureServe conservation status is "imperiled."[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Cummings, K.; Cordeiro, J. (2011). "Elliptio mcmichaeli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T7648A12839441. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T7648A12839441.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b c NatureServe (2 December 2022). "Elliptio mcmichaeli". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
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