Species of bivalve

Brother spike

Conservation status

Data Deficient (IUCN 2.3)[1]

Scientific classification
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

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]

## References[edit]

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.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q309265
* EoL: 492531
* GBIF: 2288313
* iNaturalist: 99850
* IRMNG: 10238364
* ITIS: 79960
* IUCN: 7645
* NCBI: 2770902
* WoRMS: 857275

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