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

species Elliptio congaraea (Lea, 1831): specimens

16 available nominal species synonyms (24 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Elliptio congaraeaGraf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), ITIS (2012), Jones (2015), ... Bieler (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), MolluscaBase (2024), FMCS (2025)
Elliptio waccamawensisGraf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), IUCN (2011), ITIS (2012), Haag (2012), Inoue et al. (2018), Hauck et al. (2023)
Elliptio congarea [sic]Haag (2012)

Range

Southern Atlantic Slope, from the Ogeechee River north to the Cape Fear, USA.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Elliptio congaraea

MUSSELp Specimen Records


USA

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USNM_85153

Abbeville, S Carolina

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USNM_85683

Abbeville, S.C.

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USNM_85685

Abbeville, S.C.

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USNM_85688

Abbeville, S.C.

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USNM_84539

Buckhead Cr., Burke Co., Ga

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USNM_84852

Canoochie R., Liberty Co., Ga

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USNM_84494

Catawba R., N.C.

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USNM_85693

Congaree R., Columbia, S.C.

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USNM_85168

Georgia

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USNM_85241

Ogeechee R., Georgia

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USNM_85332

Ogeechee R., Georgia

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USNM_85679

S.C.

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USNM_84542

Savannah R., Ga.

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USNM_84437

Waccamaw Lake, N. Carolina

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USNM_85755

Yadkin R., N.C.

Genbank Vouchers

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