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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Elliptio

species Elliptio roanokensis (Lea, 1838): specimens

5 available nominal species synonyms (6 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Elliptio judithae — Graf & Cummings (2007), Cummings & Graf (2010), ITIS (2012), Haag (2012), MolluscaBase (2024)
Elliptio roanokensis — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), ITIS (2012), Haag (2012), ... Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), MolluscaBase (2024), FMCS (2025)

Range

Virginia south to the Savannah, Atlantic Slope, USA.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Elliptio roanokensis

MUSSELp Specimen Records

USA

image of lot USNM_85423
USNM_85423
Roanoke R., near Tarborough, N.C.

image of lot USNM_85425
USNM_85425
Roanoke R., Weldon, N.C.

image of lot USNM_85898
USNM_85898
Savannah, Ga.

image of lot ANSP_363332
ANSP_363332
Seven Springs, Wayne County, Neuse River, North Carolina

Genbank Vouchers

There are no georeferenced Genbank vouchers for this species in the MUSSELpdb.