Kingdom Animalia Order Unionoida Genus Elliptio Higher classification Elliptio | Phylum Mollusca Family Unionidae Scientific name Elliptio shepardiana Rank Species | |
Similar Elliptio, Unionidae, Altamaha spinymussel, Molluscs, Bivalvia | ||
The Altamaha lance, scientific name Elliptio shepardiana, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels, naiads or unionids.
This species is endemic to the United States.
References
Altamaha lance Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA