Biology:Brother spike
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Short description: Species of bivalve
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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. fraterna
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| Binomial name | |
| Elliptio fraterna (I. Lea, 1852)
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Elliptio fraternum | |
The brother spike (Elliptio fraterna) is a species of freshwater mussel the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is endemic to the Savannah River, United States.[1] It listed as "endangered "in 1996 and was changed due to insufficient information and it has a world listing of "critically imperilled/imperilled".[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bogan, A.E. (2000). "Elliptio fraterna". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2000: e.T7645A12839104. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T7645A12839104.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/7645/12839104. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ Kilgo, John (15 June 2005). Ecology and Management of a Forested Landscape: Fifty Years on the Savannah River Site. Island Press. p. 172. ISBN 159726251X. https://books.google.com/books?id=0Yk4g72P1GMC&dq=Elliptio+fraterna+brother+spike&pg=PA172. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
Wikidata ☰ Q309265 entry
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