Elliptio shepardiana

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Elliptio shepardiana

Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
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

mollusk in the family Unionidae
, the river mussels, naiads or unionids.

This species is endemic to the United States.

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