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

species Elliptio icterina (Conrad, 1834): specimens

28 available nominal species synonyms (41 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Elliptio cylindraceaGraf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), IUCN (2011)
Elliptio erransGraf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), IUCN (2011), ITIS (2012), Haag (2012)
Elliptio hepaticaGraf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), ITIS (2012), Haag (2012)
Elliptio icterinaGraf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), Small et al. (2012), ITIS (2012), ... Pavan-Kumar et al. (2022), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023), MolluscaBase (2024), FMCS (2025)
Elliptio raveneliGraf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), ITIS (2012), Haag (2012)
Elliptio lugubrisITIS (2012), Haag (2012)

Range

Southern Atlantic Slope, from Georgia north to Virginia, USA.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Elliptio icterina

MUSSELp Specimen Records


USA

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USNM_85669

Abbeville District, S. Carolina

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USNM_86010

Abbeville District, S.C.

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USNM_86013

Abbeville District, S.C.

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USNM_86014

Buckhead Cr., Burke Co., Ga.

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USNM_85546

Buckhead Cr., Burke Co., Georgia

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USNM_85551

Buckhead Cr., Burke Co., Georgia

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USNM_85561

Buckhead Cr., Burke Co., Georgia

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USNM_85646

Buckhead Cr., Burke Co., Georgia

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USNM_85653

Buckhead Cr., Burke Co., Georgia

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USNM_85077

Catawba R., Gaston Co., N Carolina

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USNM_85650

Congaree R., S.C.

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USNM_86001

Gaston Co., N.C.

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USNM_85638

Hopeton, near Darien, Georgia

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USNM_85901

Little Ocmulgee R., Lumber City, Georgia

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USNM_85242

Livingston Cr., Brunswick Co., N.C.

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USNM_85536

Livingston Cr., Brunswick Co., N.C.

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ANSP_41381

muddy shore, Savannah River, opposite Augusta [Richmond Co.], Georgia

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USNM_85657

near Savannah, Georgia

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USNM_85652

Ogeechee R., Liberty Co., Ga

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USNM_85559

Salkehatchie R., S. Carolina

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USNM_85634

Santee Canal, S. Carolina

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ANSP_41370

So. Carolina

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USNM_85541

Tobesaufkee Cr., near Macon, Ga.

Genbank Vouchers

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