- Tar River spiny mussel
Taxobox
name = Tar River spiny mussel
status = CR | status_system = IUCN2.3
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Mollusca
classis =Bivalvia
ordo =Unionoida
familia =Unionidae
genus = "Elliptio "
species = "E. steinstansana"
binomial = "Elliptio steinstansana"
binomial_authority = R.I. Johnson & Clarke, 1983
synonyms = The Tar River spiny mussel or Tar River spinymussel ("Elliptio steinstansana") is a species ofbivalve in theUnionidae family. It is endemic to theUnited States .ource
* Bogan, A.E. 1996. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/7634/all Elliptio steinstansana] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on
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