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

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

Bivalvia | ... | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Elliptio

species Elliptio ahenea (Lea, 1843): specimens
     2 available nominal species synonyms (3 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Elliptio ahenea — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), Williams et al. (2011), ITIS (2012), Haag (2012), Williams et al. (2014), Williams et al. (2017), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), MolluscaBase (2024)
Elliptio waltoni — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), IUCN (2011), ITIS (2012), Haag (2012)

Range

Florida, west to the Suwanee.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

USA