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 United States. It can be found in the Chattahoochee, Flint, and Ochlockonee rivers. Its habitats are rivers and streams. It is normally found in medium currents over sand, sand mixed with mud, or gravel substrates, swept free of silt by the current.
The threats to this mussel are habitat change, sedimentation, and water quality degradation.
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 United States. It can be found in the Chattahoochee, Flint, and Ochlockonee rivers. Its habitats are rivers and streams. It is normally found in medium currents over sand, sand mixed with mud, or gravel substrates, swept free of silt by the current.
The threats to this mussel are habitat change, sedimentation, and water quality degradation.
Elliptoideus sloatianus es una especie de molusco bivalvo de la familia Unionidae.
Es endémica de los Estados Unidos.
Se encuentra amenazada de extinción por la pérdida de su hábitat natural.
Datos: Q3014950
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Especies: Elliptoideus sloatianus
Elliptoideus sloatianus é uma espécie de bivalve da família Unionidae.
É endémica dos Estados Unidos da América.
Está ameaçada por perda de habitat.
Elliptoideus sloatianus é uma espécie de bivalve da família Unionidae.
É endémica dos Estados Unidos da América.
Está ameaçada por perda de habitat.
