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Elliptio
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thumb|Elliptio dilatata museum specimen

Species

Roanoke slabshell

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumMollusca
  3. ClassBivalvia
  4. OrderUnionida
  5. FamilyUnionidae
Habitatfreshwater

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Elliptio
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Elliptio
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thumb|Elliptio dilatata museum specimen

Elliptio is a genus of medium- to large-sized freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Unionidae, commonly known as the unionids, freshwater mussels or naiads.

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