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Elliptio hopetonensis

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Elliptio hopetonensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Elliptio
Species:
E. hopetonensis
Binomial name
Elliptio hopetonensis
I. Lea, 1838

Elliptio hopetonensis is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

This species is endemic to the United States.

References

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  1. ^ Cummings, K.; Cordeiro, J. (2011). "Elliptio hopetonensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T7646A12839204. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T7646A12839204.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.