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

species Elliptio arca (Conrad, 1834): specimens

4 available nominal species synonyms (5 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Elliptio arca — Graf & Cummings (2007), Williams et al. (2008), Campbell et al. (2008), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), ... FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023), MolluscaBase (2024), FMCS (2025)

Range

Mobile River, Alabama and to Louisiana, USA.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Elliptio arca

MUSSELp Specimen Records

USA

image of lot ANSP_56784
ANSP_56784
Alabama

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USNM_85253
Coosawattee R., Murray Co., Ga.

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USNM_86070
Etowah R., Cass Co., Ga.

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USNM_86101
Oostanaula R., Floyd Co., Ga.

Genbank Vouchers

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

USA

UAUC_498. (COI: AY654995, ITS1: DQ383437, go to Genbank) Oostanaula River, 0.8 river mi upstream from Armuchee Creek, Floyd Co. GA.

UAUC_501. (ND1: AY655093, go to Genbank) Sipsey Fork, Black Warrior River, at mouth of Hurricane Creek, Winston Co. AL.