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Elliptio spinosa
Elliptio
spinosa
, the
Altamaha
spinymussel
or
Georgia
spiny
mussel
, is a
species
of
freshwater mussel
, an
aquatic
bivalve
mollusk
in the
family
Unionidae
,
the river
mussels
.
This species is
endemic
to the
United States
. It is
threatened
by
destruction
,
modification
, or
curtailment
of its
habitat
or
range
.