Altamaha spinymussel

Altamaha spinymussel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionoida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Elliptio
Species: E. spinosa
Binomial name
Elliptio spinosa
I. Lea, 1836

The Altamaha spinymussel or Georgia spiny mussel, scientific name Elliptio spinosa, 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. It is threatened by destruction, modification, or curtailment of its habitat or range.

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