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Purple Bankclimber

Elliptoideus sloatianus

Classification

Family
Unionidae

The purple bankclimber (Elliptoideus sloatianus) is a rare and endangered species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is endemic to the states of Georgia and Florida in the United States. It can be found in the Chattahoochee, Flint, and Ochlockonee rivers.

Distribution

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