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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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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 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)
Elliptio judithae — Graf & Cummings (2007), Cummings & Graf (2010), ITIS (2012), Haag (2012), MolluscaBase (2024)

Range

Virginia south to the Savannah, Atlantic Slope, USA.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

USA