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

species Elliptio jayensis (Lea, 1838): specimens

28 available nominal species synonyms (34 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Elliptio buckleyiGraf & Cummings (2007), Anonymous (2008), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), IUCN (2011), ITIS (2012), Inoue et al. (2018)
Elliptio jayensisGraf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), IUCN (2011), Williams et al. (2011), ... Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), MolluscaBase (2024), FMCS (2025)
Popenaias buckleyiITIS (2012)

Range

Native range extends from peninsular Florida west to the Ochlockonee River, USA. Introduced to the Apalachicola Basin.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Elliptio jayensis

MUSSELp Specimen Records


USA

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ANSP_41347

Florida

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USNM_86031

Florida

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USNM_150127

Hernando Cr., Fla. [not the published type locality]

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USNM_308971

Horse Cr., near Manatee R., Manatee Co., Fla

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USNM_424923

L. Consuelo, Citrus Co., Florida

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USNM_424925

L. Consuelo, Citrus Co., Florida

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ANSP_41348

L. Dora, Sumpter Co., Fla.

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USNM_424738

L. Druid, Floral City, Citrus Co., Florida

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USNM_85606

L. George, Florida

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USNM_149652

Lake Diaz, Volusia Co., Florida

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UMMZ_96346

Lake Dora, 0.5-1 mi E of where the Oclawaha empties into the lake, Orange Co., Florida

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USNM_85236

Lake George, Florida

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USNM_152063

Lake Harris [Yalaha], Lake Co., Fla

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AMS_MP-001

Lake Jessup, Florida

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USNM_151033

Lake Monroe, Volusia Co., Fla

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USNM_151034

Lake Monroe, Volusia Co., Fla

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USNM_123526

Lake Osceola, a creek from Winter Park, Florida

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USNM_151028

Lake Woodruff, Fla.

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USNM_151036

Lake Woodruff, Fla.

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USNM_151037

Lake Woodruff, Fla.

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USNM_151038

Lake Woodruff, Fla.

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USNM_91141

Lake Woodruff, near DeLeon, Fla.

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USNM_150129

Lakes of Marion Co., Fla

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USNM_150131

Lakes of Marion Co., Fla

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USNM_104002

Orange Springs, Volusia Co., Florida

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ANSP_105060

Reedy Lake, Polk Co., Florida

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UMMZ_96312

Reedy Lake, Polk Co., Florida

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USNM_425354

Seminole Springs, Florida

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MCZ_169097

St. John’s River, near Lake Beresford, Florida

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USNM_85239

St. Johns R., Florida

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USNM_151030

St. Johns Riv., Fla

Genbank Vouchers

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