Bivalvia | Unionida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Elliptio

species Elliptio pullata (Lea, 1857): specimens

11 available nominal species synonyms (14 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Elliptio pullata — Williams et al. (2008), Williams et al. (2011), Campbell & Lydeard (2012), Haag (2012), Williams et al. (2014), ... FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), MolluscaBase (2024), FMCS (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)

Range

From the Apalachicola River west to the Escambia, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida, USA. (North America: NA4)

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Elliptio pullata

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Type Specimens

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USNM_85993
Flint R., near Macon, Georgia
holotype
Unio aquilus Lea, 1857

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USNM_85995
Dry Cr., Columbus, Ga.
type
Unio extensus Lea, 1857

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USNM_86004
Flint R., near Macon, Ga.
type
Unio maconensis Lea, 1857

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USNM_86057
Lee Co., Flint Dr., Ga.
type
Unio mercerii Lea, 1862

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USNM_86020
creeks near Columbus, Ga.
type
Unio pullatus Lea, 1857

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USNM_85467
Chattahooche R., Roswell, Cobb Co., Ga.
type
Unio roswellensis Lea, 1858

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USNM_159988
Spring Cr., Decatur Co., Ga
holotype
Unio singularis B.H. Wright, 1899

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USNM_85897
Uchee Bar, Columbus, Ga.
type
Unio sublatus Lea, 1857

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USNM_85655
Flint R., Albany, Ga.
type
Unio tetricus Lea, 1857

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USNM_85899
Flat Rock Cr., near Columbus, Ga.
type
Unio verutus Lea, 1859

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USNM_86018
Big Uchee R., bel. Columbus, Ga.
type
Unio viridiradiatus Lea, 1859

GenBank Vouchers

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