Biology:Elliptio mcmichaeli
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Short description: Species of bivalve
Elliptio mcmichaeli | |
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Scientific classification | |
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
- ↑ 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/7648/12839441. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 NatureServe (2 December 2022). "Elliptio mcmichaeli". Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.108690/Elliptio_mcmichaeli.
Wikidata ☰ Q3014978 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliptio mcmichaeli.
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