Elliptio

	Elliptio ''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. In contrast with many other groups of American Unionidae, the ''Elliptio'' species reach their greatest diversity in the Atlantic-draining rivers of Georgia and the Carolinas, and large parts of Florida. One species ranges north into New England and southern Canada, and two occur in the interior Mississippi drainages. Most ''Elliptio'' species have elongated shells, with silvery or purplish interior nacre beneath a thick periostracum, and few reach large size or thickness. The genus name ''Elliptio'' refers to the elliptical shape of these bivalves. As of 2003 there are 36 species in the genus. Species * '' Elliptio ahenea'' * '' Elliptio angustata'' – Carolina lance * '' Elliptio arca'' – Alabama spike * '' Elliptio buckleyi'' * '' Elliptio chipolaensis'' – Chipola slabshell * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Elliptio Buckleyi ''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. In contrast with many other groups of American Unionidae, the ''Elliptio'' species reach their greatest diversity in the Atlantic-draining rivers of Georgia and the Carolinas, and large parts of Florida. One species ranges north into New England and southern Canada, and two occur in the interior Mississippi drainages. Most ''Elliptio'' species have elongated shells, with silvery or purplish interior nacre beneath a thick periostracum, and few reach large size or thickness. The genus name ''Elliptio'' refers to the elliptical shape of these bivalves. As of 2003 there are 36 species in the genus. Species * '' Elliptio ahenea'' * '' Elliptio angustata'' – Carolina lance * '' Elliptio arca'' – Alabama spike * '' Elliptio buckleyi'' * '' Elliptio chipolaensis'' – Chipola slabshell * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Elliptio Icterina ''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. In contrast with many other groups of American Unionidae, the ''Elliptio'' species reach their greatest diversity in the Atlantic-draining rivers of Georgia and the Carolinas, and large parts of Florida. One species ranges north into New England and southern Canada, and two occur in the interior Mississippi drainages. Most ''Elliptio'' species have elongated shells, with silvery or purplish interior nacre beneath a thick periostracum, and few reach large size or thickness. The genus name ''Elliptio'' refers to the elliptical shape of these bivalves. As of 2003 there are 36 species in the genus. Species * '' Elliptio ahenea'' * '' Elliptio angustata'' – Carolina lance * '' Elliptio arca'' – Alabama spike * ''Elliptio buckleyi'' * '' Elliptio chipolaensis'' – Chipola slabshell * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Elliptio Dilatata - Royal Ontario Museum - DSC00198 ''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. In contrast with many other groups of American Unionidae, the ''Elliptio'' species reach their greatest diversity in the Atlantic-draining rivers of Georgia and the Carolinas, and large parts of Florida. One species ranges north into New England and southern Canada, and two occur in the interior Mississippi drainages. Most ''Elliptio'' species have elongated shells, with silvery or purplish interior nacre beneath a thick periostracum, and few reach large size or thickness. The genus name ''Elliptio'' refers to the elliptical shape of these bivalves. As of 2003 there are 36 species in the genus. Species * '' Elliptio ahenea'' * '' Elliptio angustata'' – Carolina lance * '' Elliptio arca'' – Alabama spike * ''Elliptio buckleyi'' * '' Elliptio chipolaensis'' – Chipola slabshell * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Elliptio Fumata ''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. In contrast with many other groups of American Unionidae, the ''Elliptio'' species reach their greatest diversity in the Atlantic-draining rivers of Georgia and the Carolinas, and large parts of Florida. One species ranges north into New England and southern Canada, and two occur in the interior Mississippi drainages. Most ''Elliptio'' species have elongated shells, with silvery or purplish interior nacre beneath a thick periostracum, and few reach large size or thickness. The genus name ''Elliptio'' refers to the elliptical shape of these bivalves. As of 2003 there are 36 species in the genus. Species * '' Elliptio ahenea'' * '' Elliptio angustata'' – Carolina lance * '' Elliptio arca'' – Alabama spike * ''Elliptio buckleyi'' * '' Elliptio chipolaensis'' – Chipola slabshell * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Elliptio Dilatata ''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. In contrast with many other groups of American Unionidae, the ''Elliptio'' species reach their greatest diversity in the Atlantic-draining rivers of Georgia and the Carolinas, and large parts of Florida. One species ranges north into New England and southern Canada, and two occur in the interior Mississippi drainages. Most ''Elliptio'' species have elongated shells, with silvery or purplish interior nacre beneath a thick periostracum, and few reach large size or thickness. The genus name ''Elliptio'' refers to the elliptical shape of these bivalves. As of 2003 there are 36 species in the genus. Species * '' Elliptio ahenea'' * '' Elliptio angustata'' – Carolina lance * '' Elliptio arca'' – Alabama spike * ''Elliptio buckleyi'' * '' Elliptio chipolaensis'' – Chipola slabshell * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Elliptio Crassidens ''Elliptio crassidens'', the elephant-ear, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in Unionidae, the river-mussel family. The elephant-ear possesses a thick triangular shell which may be up to six inches long. The outside of the shells is brown or black while the inside is typically light purple. It usually is found in the mud, sand, or fine gravel of large rivers. This mussel is found in the midwestern, eastern, and some southern states of the United States as well as the provinces of Quebec and Ontario in Canada. Elephant-ears typically breed once a year. Breeding seasons are short, lasting from either April through May or June to July. Both males and females reach sexual maturity at four to six years. Larvae stay in their mother's gills anywhere from a few weeks to a few months. Eventually, the offspring will attach to a host fish's fins or gills. After living parasitically on the host fish for several weeks, juvenile clams break free and fall to bottom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Elliptio Steinstansana The Tar River spiny mussel or Tar River spinymussel (''Elliptio steinstansana'') is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is endemic to North Carolina in the United States. This species is endemic to North Carolina in the United States. It is expected to become extinct without significant human intervention. Under the Endangered Species Act, this species is listed as endangered in the United States. Description Tar River spinymussels are a shade of yellow/brown when young but as they grow they become darker brown. These mussels earn their name from the row of spines that run on the posterior ridge of their shells, also known as valves . Each of the valves on the Tar River spinymussels can have up to 6 spines. The larger Tar River spinymussels don’t grow larger than roughly 5.5 cm (2.2 in). Life History The female spinymussels’ time of gravidity runs from early April to mid-July. At the end of the gravid period the fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Elliptio Fraterna 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 The Savannah River is a major river in the southeastern United States, forming most of the border between the states of South Carolina and Georgia. Two tributaries of the Savannah, the Tugaloo River and the Chattooga River, form the norther ..., United States. It listed as "endangered "in 1996 and was changed due to insufficient information and it has a world listing of "critically imperilled/imperilled". References Molluscs of the United States Elliptio Bivalves described in 1852 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Unionidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Elliptio Complanata The eastern elliptio (''Elliptio complanata'') is a freshwater mussel in the Unionidae family, native to Canada and the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie .... References External links Elliptio Molluscs described in 1786 {{Unionidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Elliptio Mcmichaeli ''Elliptio mcmichaeli'', the fluted elephantear, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is endemic to the Escambia and Choctawhatchee River systems in the southeastern United States. As of 2014, its NatureServe conservation status The NatureServe conservation status system, maintained and presented by NatureServe in cooperation with the Natural Heritage Network, was developed in the United States in the 1980s by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) as a means for ranking or catego ... is "imperiled." References Molluscs of the United States mcmichaeli Molluscs described in 1956 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Unionidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Elliptio Congaraea ''Elliptio congaraea'', the Carolina slabshell, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. Distribution This species is endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ... to the southeastern United States. References congaraea Molluscs of the United States Bivalves described in 1831 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Unionidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Elliptio Chipolaensis The Chipola Slabshell is a part of the phylum: Mollusca and the class: Bivalvia. This species has suffered a large decrease with upwards of 75% of habitat lost. It is now confined to only a few remnant sites in small drainage from the Chipola river. The federal ESA protects it as a designated threatened species by Florida’s Endangered and Threatened Species Rule. Description The Chipola Slabshell is a freshwater mussel that is oval shaped with a reddish-brown outer shell. They can have dark and light bands on the outer shell and the inside of the shell is reddish-yellow. They can reach a length of up to 8.5 cm (3.3 in). There is no sexual dimorphism shown in the characteristic of the shells. Life History Currently, there is little information known about their complete life history. However, current beliefs suggest that males release sperm in the water and the female collects it via a siphon. Then, the eggs are fertilized in the shell of the female before the larvae are rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]