Biology:Elliptio producta

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Short description: Species of bivalve

Elliptio producta
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Elliptio
Species:
E. producta
Binomial name
Elliptio producta
Conrad, 1836

Elliptio producta, also known as the Atlantic spike, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is endemic to the Eastern United States. It occurs on the Atlantic coast between the Savannah River and the Roanoke River basin. It may have been extirpated from the Ogeechee River system in Georgia. It lives in medium to large rivers on sand and gravel substrate.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3013330 entry