MUSSELp

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

species Elliptio occulta (Lea, 1843): specimens

7 available nominal species synonyms (9 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Elliptio crassidens — Watters et al. (2009)
Elliptio occulta — Williams et al. (2011), Williams et al. (2014), Williams et al. (2017), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), MolluscaBase (2024), FMCS (2025)

Range

Suwanee east to the St. Marys, Florida, USA.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Elliptio occulta

MUSSELp Specimen Records

USA

image of lot USNM_85243
USNM_85243
Black Cr., Fla.

image of lot USNM_151032
USNM_151032
Lake Ashby, Volusia Co., Fla.

image of lot USNM_85247
USNM_85247
Lake Monroe, Fla

image of lot USNM_149650
USNM_149650
St. Marys Riv., [Nassau Co.]., Florida

image of lot USNM_149653
USNM_149653
St. Marys Riv., [Nassau Co.]., Florida

image of lot USNM_159986
USNM_159986
Suwanee R., Fla

Genbank Vouchers

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