Recovery pearly mussel
| Recovery pearly mussel | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Unionoida |
| Family: | Unionidae |
| Genus: | Elliptio |
| Species: | E. nigella |
| Binomial name | |
| Elliptio nigella (I. Lea, 1852) | |
The recovery pearly mussel or winged spike, scientific name Elliptio nigella, was a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
This species was endemic to the United States. It is now extinct.
Source
- Bogan, A.E. 2000. Elliptio nigella. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.