MUSSELpdb
Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater mussels
by Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater bivalves
by Family
Geography
Species Richness & Endemism of
freshwater mussels
by Geography
Bivalvia | Unionida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Elliptio
species Elliptio jayensis (Lea, 1838): specimens
28 available nominal species synonyms (34 total synonyms)
Recent Taxonomic Opinions
Elliptio buckleyi — Graf & Cummings (2007), Anonymous (2008), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), IUCN (2011), ITIS (2012), Inoue et al. (2018)
Elliptio jayensis — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), IUCN (2011), Williams et al. (2011), ... FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), MolluscaBase (2024), FMCS (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
Popenaias buckleyi — ITIS (2012)
Range
Native range extends from peninsular Florida west to the Ochlockonee River, USA. Introduced to the Apalachicola Basin. (North America: NA4)
Map of Georeferenced Specimens
MUSSELp Specimen Records
Type Specimens
USNM_425354
Seminole Springs, Florida
holotype
Elliptio maywebbae B.H. Wright, 1934
USNM_85236
Lake George, Florida
figured type
Unio buckleyi Lea, 1843
USNM_85606
L. George, Florida
type
Unio buddianus Lea, 1843
USNM_150131
Lakes of Marion Co., Fla
lectotype
Unio buxtoni B.H. Wright, 1897
MCZ_169097
St. John’s River, near Lake Beresford, Florida
holotype
Unio coruscus Gould, 1856
USNM_85239
St. Johns R., Florida
paratype ?
Unio coruscus Gould, 1856
USNM_152063
Lake Harris [Yalaha], Lake Co., Fla
lectotype
Unio cunninghami B.H. Wright, 1883
ANSP_41348
L. Dora, Sumpter Co., Fla.
type
Unio cunninghami B.H. Wright, 1883
USNM_151037
Lake Woodruff, Fla.
holotype
Unio dallii B.H. Wright, 1888
USNM_149652
Lake Diaz, Volusia Co., Florida
lectotype
Unio diazensis S.H. Wright, 1897
USNM_151034
Lake Monroe, Volusia Co., Fla
holotype
Unio dorei B.H. Wright, 1888
USNM_424925
L. Consuelo, Citrus Co., Florida
type
Unio hartii B.H. Wright, 1934
USNM_151033
Lake Monroe, Volusia Co., Fla
holotype
Unio hinkleyi B.H. Wright, 1888
USNM_86031
Florida
lectotype
Unio jayensis Lea, 1838
USNM_91141
Lake Woodruff, near DeLeon, Fla.
holotype
Unio leonensis Simpson, 1892
USNM_151028
Lake Woodruff, Fla.
holotype
Unio marshii B.H. Wright, 1888
USNM_151030
St. Johns Riv., Fla
holotype
Unio nolani B.H. Wright, 1888
USNM_308971
Horse Cr., near Manatee R., Manatee Co., Fla
figured type
Unio orcuttii S.H. Wright, 1888
USNM_123526
Lake Osceola, a creek from Winter Park, Florida
lectotype
Unio oscari B.H. Wright, 1892
USNM_150127
Hernando Cr., Fla. [not the published type locality]
holotype
Unio pinei B.H. Wright, 1897
ANSP_41347
Florida
type
Unio prasinatus Conrad, 1866
USNM_424738
L. Druid, Floral City, Citrus Co., Florida
figured type
Unio sanctorumjohanium B.H. Wright, 1933
USNM_151038
Lake Woodruff, Fla.
holotype
Unio simpsoni B.H. Wright, 1888
USNM_104002
Orange Springs, Volusia Co., Florida
type
Unio subluridus Simpson, 1892
USNM_150129
Lakes of Marion Co., Fla
holotype
Unio suttoni B.H. Wright, 1897
UMMZ_96312
Reedy Lake, Polk Co., Florida
type
Unio tenuisculus Frierson, 1911
ANSP_105060
Reedy Lake, Polk Co., Florida
cotypes
Unio tenuisculus Frierson, 1911
USNM_151036
Lake Woodruff, Fla.
holotype
Unio tryoni B.H. Wright, 1888
USNM_424923
L. Consuelo, Citrus Co., Florida
type
Unio webbianus B.H. Wright, 1934
Other Specimens by Country | show by collection
2 Specimens from USA
UMMZ_96346
Lake Dora, 0.5-1 mi E of where the Oclawaha empties into the lake, Orange Co., Florida
AMS_MP-001
Lake Jessup, Florida
GenBank Vouchers
There are no georeferenced GenBank vouchers for this species in the MUSSELpdb.
