Elliptio hopetonensis

Elliptio hopetonensis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Unionida
Family:	Unionidae
Genus:	Elliptio
Species:	E. hopetonensis
Binomial name
Elliptio hopetonensis I. Lea, 1838

Elliptio hopetonensis is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

This species is endemic to the United States.

References

1. Cummings, K.; Cordeiro, J. (2011). "Elliptio hopetonensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011 e.T7646A12839204. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T7646A12839204.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.