Elliptio crassidens
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elliptio-crassidens-289-2801885
title:
Elliptio crassidens
text:
Elliptio crassidens, the elephant-ear, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in Unionidae, the river-mussel family. The elephant-ear possesses a thick triangular shell which may be up to six inches long. The outside of the shells is brown or black while the inside is typically light purple. It usually is found in the mud, sand, or fine gravel of large rivers. This mussel is found in the midwestern, eastern, and some southern states of the United States as well as the prov
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Species of bivalve
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliptio_crassidens
date created:
date modified:
2023-02-10T17:21:22Z
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fields total:
13
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15