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

species Elliptio pullata (Lea, 1857): specimens

11 available nominal species synonyms (14 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

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

Range

From the Apalachicola River west to the Escambia, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida, USA.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Elliptio pullata

MUSSELp Specimen Records


USA

image of lot USNM_86018
USNM_86018

Big Uchee R., bel. Columbus, Ga.

image of lot USNM_85467
USNM_85467

Chattahooche R., Roswell, Cobb Co., Ga.

image of lot USNM_86020
USNM_86020

creeks near Columbus, Ga.

image of lot USNM_85995
USNM_85995

Dry Cr., Columbus, Ga.

image of lot USNM_85899
USNM_85899

Flat Rock Cr., near Columbus, Ga.

image of lot USNM_85655
USNM_85655

Flint R., Albany, Ga.

image of lot USNM_86004
USNM_86004

Flint R., near Macon, Ga.

image of lot USNM_85993
USNM_85993

Flint R., near Macon, Georgia

image of lot USNM_86057
USNM_86057

Lee Co., Flint Dr., Ga.

image of lot USNM_159988
USNM_159988

Spring Cr., Decatur Co., Ga

image of lot USNM_85897
USNM_85897

Uchee Bar, Columbus, Ga.

Genbank Vouchers

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