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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!

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Elliptio

species Elliptio lanceolata (Lea, 1828): specimens
     9 available nominal species synonyms (15 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Elliptio lanceolataGraf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), ITIS (2012), Haag (2012), ... Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), MolluscaBase (2024), FMCS (2025)
Elliptio productaBieler (2021)

Range

Discontinuous distribution on the eastern Gulf Coastal and southern Atlantic Slope, USA.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

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USA

specimen
USNM_86005

Buck Head Cr., Burke Co., Ga.

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USNM_85908

Neuse R., near Raleigh, N.C.

specimen
USNM_85970

Oconee R., near Athens, Ga.

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USNM_86028

Roanoke R., Weldon, N.C.

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USNM_86009

Satilla R., Camden Co., Ga.

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USNM_85973

Swift Creek, near Macon, Georgia

specimen
USNM_85905

Tar R., at Tarborough, N. Carolina