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

species Elliptio roanokensis (Lea, 1838): specimens

5 available nominal species synonyms (6 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Elliptio judithae — Graf & Cummings (2007), Cummings & Graf (2010), ITIS (2012), Haag (2012), MolluscaBase (2024)
Elliptio roanokensis — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), ITIS (2012), Haag (2012), ... FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), MolluscaBase (2024), FMCS (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)

Range

Virginia south to the Savannah, Atlantic Slope, USA. (North America: NA3)

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Elliptio roanokensis

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Type Specimens

image of lot ANSP_363332
ANSP_363332
Seven Springs, Wayne County, Neuse River, North Carolina
holotype
Elliptio judithae Clarke, 1986

image of lot USNM_85898
USNM_85898
Savannah, Ga.
type
Unio latus Lea, 1859

image of lot USNM_85425
USNM_85425
Roanoke R., Weldon, N.C.
holotype
Unio macer Lea, 1857

image of lot USNM_85423
USNM_85423
Roanoke R., near Tarborough, N.C.
figured type
Unio roanokensis Lea, 1838

GenBank Vouchers

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