Fuller, S.L.H. 1972. Elliptio marsupiobesa, a new fresh-water mussel (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Unionidae) from the Cape Fear River, North Carolina. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 124: 1-10. Available electronically.

Fuller, 1972. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 124: ??.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE ANSP_324501, Cape Fear R., 0.1 mi downstream from Carvers Creek, about 3 mi SW of Slocomb, and about 6 mi NNE of Fayetteville, Cumberland Co., N.C.