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), ... Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023), MolluscaBase (2024), FMCS (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)

Range

Mobile River, Alabama and to Louisiana, USA. (North America: NA4)

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Elliptio arca

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Type Specimens

image of lot ANSP_56784
ANSP_56784
Alabama
holotype
Unio arcus Conrad, 1834

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USNM_85253
Coosawattee R., Murray Co., Ga.
holotype
Unio luridus Lea, 1852

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USNM_86070
Etowah R., Cass Co., Ga.
type
Unio rufus Lea, 1857

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USNM_86101
Oostanaula R., Floyd Co., Ga.
type
Unio subgibbosus Lea, 1857

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.