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

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Distribution

Geography

Continents

North America

Countries

United States

Biogeographical realms

Nearctic

This species is endemic to the southeastern United States.

Biome

Freshwater

POPULATION STATUS

Near Threatened (NT)

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References

1. Elliptio congaraea Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliptio_congaraea

2. Elliptio congaraea on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/7641/12838552

Elliptio congaraea

Distribution

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