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.[1] It listed as "endangered "in 1996 and was changed due to insufficient information and it has a world listing of "critically imperilled/imperilled".[2]

Brother spike
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Elliptio
Species:
E. fraterna
Binomial name
Elliptio fraterna
(I. Lea, 1852)
Synonyms

Elliptio fraternum

References

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  1. ^ a b Bogan, A.E.; et al. (Mollusc Specialist Group) (2000). "Elliptio fraterna". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T7645A12839104. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T7645A12839104.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Kilgo, John (15 June 2005). Ecology and Management of a Forested Landscape: Fifty Years on the Savannah River Site. Island Press. p. 172. ISBN 159726251X. Retrieved 24 June 2015.