Order Unionoida Higher classification Elliptio | Scientific name Elliptio fraterna Rank Species | |
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Similar Elliptio, Altamaha spinymussel, Molluscs, Unionidae, Brook floater | ||
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. It listed as "endangered "in 1996 and was changed due to insufficient information and it has a world listing of "critically imperilled/imperilled".
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