Kingdom Animalia Order Unionoida Tribe Lampsilini Scientific name Ellipsaria lineolata Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Family Unionidae Genus Ellipsaria Higher classification Ellipsaria | |
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Similar Truncilla truncata, Ligumia recta, Unionidae, Cyclonaias tuberculata, Potamilus alatus | ||
Ellipsaria lineolata is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This is the sole species in the monotypic genus Ellipsaria . This species is native to the drainage systems of the Mississippi River and the Mobile River in the United States.
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