Elliptio mcmichaeli

Elliptio mcmichaeli, the fluted elephantear,^[2] is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

Elliptio mcmichaeli
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Imperiled  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Unionida
Family:	Unionidae
Genus:	Elliptio
Species:	E. mcmichaeli
Binomial name
Elliptio mcmichaeli Clench & Turner, 1956

This species is endemic to the Escambia and Choctawhatchee River systems in the southeastern United States. As of 2014, its NatureServe conservation status is "imperiled."^[2]