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
Bivalvia | Unionida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Elliptio
species Elliptio fumata (Lea, 1857): specimens
11 available nominal species synonyms (13 total synonyms)
Recent Taxonomic Opinions
Elliptio fumata — Williams et al. (2008), Williams et al. (2011), Haag (2012), Williams et al. (2014), Pfeiffer et al. (2016), ... FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), MolluscaBase (2024), FMCS (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
Elliptio pullata — Williams et al. (2008)
Uniomerus columbensis — Williams et al. (2008)
Range
Apalachicola River, Alabama, Georgia and Florida, USA. (North America: NA4)
Map of Georeferenced Specimens
MUSSELp Specimen Records
Type Specimens
USNM_85703
Carter’s Cr., near Columbus, Ga.
type
Unio basalis Lea, 1872
USNM_85580
Columbus, Ga
type
Unio corneus Lea, 1874
USNM_85538
Dooley Co., Flint R., Georgia
type
Unio dooleyensis Lea, 1874
USNM_85552
Chattahooche R., near Columbus, Georiga
type
Unio fumatus Lea, 1857
USNM_86212
Uphaupee Cr., Alabama
type
Unio gesnerii Lea, 1874
USNM_85670
Uchee R., near Columbus, Ga.
holotype
Unio gesnerii Lea, 1874
USNM_85537
Black Dirt Creek, near Columbus, Georiga
holotype
Unio hallenbeckii Lea, 1859
USNM_85704
Columbus, Ga
type
Unio invenustus Lea, 1874
USNM_85005
Flint R., Macon, Ga
type
Unio plantii Lea, 1857
USNM_85718
Factory Cr., near Columbus, Ga.
type
Unio quadratus Lea, 1859
USNM_85574
Flat Rock Cr., near Columbus, Ga
type
Unio salebrosus Lea, 1859
USNM_85560
Flint R. Macon, Ga
type
Unio subniger Lea, 1857
GenBank Vouchers
Georeferenced GenBank Vouchers
USA
UF_441058. (16S: MK001799, 28S: MK001833, COI: KT285621, ITS1, 5.8S: KT285665, go to GenBank) USA, Georgia, Early County, Sawhatchee Creek, Co. Rt 15 about 6 miles SW of Blakely (31.319989, -85.006094).
