MUSSELpdb
Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater mussels
by Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater bivalves
by Family
Geography
Species Richness & Endemism of
freshwater mussels
by Geography
Data last updated
Mon 2 March 2026
Bivalvia | Unionida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Elliptio
species Elliptio marsupiobesa Fuller, 1972: synonymy
Synonymy
Elliptio marsupiobesa Fuller, 1972
Fuller, 1972. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 124: ??.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE ANSP_324501, Cape Fear R., 0.1 mi downstream from Carvers Creek, about 3 mi SW of Slocomb, and about 6 mi NNE of Fayetteville, Cumberland Co., N.C.
Elliptio (s.s.) marsupiobesa — Burch (1975)
Elliptio marsupiobesa — Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Turgeon et al. (1998), Bogan (2002), Graf & Cummings (2007), ... Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), MolluscaBase (2024), FMCS (2025)
Taxonomic History (since 1900)
Elliptio (s.s.) marsupiobesa — Burch (1975)
Elliptio marsupiobesa — Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Turgeon et al. (1998), Bogan (2002), Graf & Cummings (2007), ... Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), MolluscaBase (2024), FMCS (2025)
