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

species Elliptio downiei (Lea, 1858): specimens

3 available nominal species synonyms (5 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Elliptio downieiGraf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), IUCN (2011), ITIS (2012), Williams et al. (2017), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), MolluscaBase (2024), FMCS (2025)

Range

Satilla River, Georgia, southern Atlantic Slope.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Elliptio downiei

MUSSELp Specimen Records


USA

image of lot USNM_84855
USNM_84855

Satilla R., Camden Co., Ga

image of lot USNM_84853
USNM_84853

Satilla R., Ga

image of lot USNM_84854
USNM_84854

Satilla R., Ga

Genbank Vouchers

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