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Wed 06 Mar 2024

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!

This page reports the specimens in the MUSSELpdb and provides a map if geocodes are known. The taxonomic history reports the record of different names and combinations that have been applied to this species (and its synonyms) since 2007.

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Elliptio

species Elliptio complanata (Lightfoot, 1786): specimens
     96 nominal species as synonyms

Taxonomic History (since 2007)

Elliptio complanataKneeland & Rhymer (2007), Graf & Cummings (2007), Watters et al. (2009), Cummings & Graf (2010), ..., Hopper et al. (2023), Wu et al. (2023), Dai et al. (2024), Wu et al. (2024)
“L.” complanataMarshall et al. (2018)

Range: Widespread from the Hudson Bay and the Great Lakes basins, and down the Atlantic Slope to Georgia, North America. Introduced to various localities in the Interior basin.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens
species map


USA

specimen
USNM_85562

Walnut Creek, near Macon, Ga.

specimen
USNM_85994

River Eno, near Millsburg, Orange Co., N. Carolina

specimen
USNM_85097

Beaver Cr., Catawba R., N.C.

specimen
USNM_85998

Buck Head Cr., Burke Co., Ga.

specimen
USNM_85543

Swift Cr., bel. Macon, Ga.

specimen
USNM_85544

Georgia

specimen
ANSP_119985

Augusta, Ga.

specimen
USNM_85547

Catawba R., N.C.

specimen
USNM_85550

Pfeiffer’s Pond, Mecklenburg Co., N. Carolina

specimen
USNM_86019

Long Creek, Gaston Co., N.C.

specimen
USNM_85564

Fox R., N.C.

specimen
USNM_85556

Davidson Co., N.C.

specimen
USNM_85557

Yadkin R., N.C.

specimen
USNM_85571

Rae Cr., Georgia

specimen
USNM_85572

Irwins Cr., Mecklenberg Co., N.C.

specimen
USNM_85576

Uharee R., Mongomery Co., N.C.

specimen
USNM_85583

Newmarket (Abbeville District) S. Carolina

specimen
USNM_85584

Abbeville District, S. Carolina

specimen
USNM_85587

Fox R., N.C.

specimen
BMNH_74-12-11-25

Maryland

specimen
USNM_85590

Irwins Cr., Mecklenberg Co., N.C.

specimen
USNM_85591

Irwins Cr., Mecklenberg Co., N.C.

specimen
USNM_86102

Roanoke R., Weldon, N.C.

specimen
USNM_85592

Neuse R., near Raleigh, N.C.

specimen
USNM_85598

Beaver Cr., Cahawba R., N.C.

specimen
USNM_85600

Neuse R., 10 mi E of Raleigh, N. Carolina

specimen
USNM_85610

S.C.

specimen
USNM_85611

Neuse R., Raleigh, N.C.

specimen
USNM_85635

Santee Canal, S.C.

specimen
MNHN_MPL_0029

Connecticut

specimen
USNM_85644

Roanoke R., Weldon, N.C.

specimen
USNM_86150

Alabama

specimen
USNM_85658

Santee Canal, S.C.

specimen
USNM_85665

Cobbs Cr., near Phil, Pennsylvania

specimen
USNM_85672

Rocky R., Chatham Co., N.C.

specimen
USNM_85251

Deep R., N.C.

specimen
USNM_85680

Irwins Cr., N.C.

specimen
MNHN_MPL_0008

Habite les rivières de l’etat de New-Yorck [Lives in the rivers of the State of New York ]

specimen
MNHN_MPL_0011

La variété [b] vient de la rivière Hudson des Etas-Unis [The [b] variety comes from the Hudson River of the United States]

specimen
MNHN_MPL_0012

Habite la rivière Hudson de l’etat de New-Yorck [Lives in the Hudson River, New York]

specimen
MNHN_MPL_0013

Habite le lac George

specimen
USNM_85382

Neuse R., N.C.

specimen
MNHN_MPL_0005

[Habite la rivière d’Hudson [New York]

specimen
USNM_85385

Neuse R., near Raleigh, N.C.

specimen
USNM_85002

Neuse R., near Raleigh, N.C.

specimen
USNM_85003

Neuse R., near Raleigh, N.C.

specimen
USNM_85387

Yadkin R., Salisbury, [Rowand Co.], N.C.

specimen
USNM_85388

Long Creek, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.

specimen
USNM_85399

Savannah R., Ga.

specimen
USNM_85401

Washington Co., Ga.

specimen
MNHN_MPL_0006

[Habite la rivière d’Hudson [Lives in the Hudson River, New York]

specimen
USNM_85403

Stewart’s Pond, Union Co., N.C.

specimen
USNM_85404

Savannah R., Ga.

specimen
USNM_85407

Roanoke R., Weldon, N.C.

specimen
USNM_85409

Mine Cr., Gaston Co., N.C.

specimen
USNM_85414

Sugar Cr., near Charlotte, Mecklenburg, Co., N.C.

specimen
USNM_85417

Paw Cr., near Charlotte, Mecklenburg, Co., N.C.

specimen
USNM_85418

near Charlotte, Mecklenburg, Co., N.C.

specimen
USNM_85419

near Charlotte, Mecklenburg, Co., N.C.

specimen
USNM_85420

Carter’s Cr., Baldwin Co., N.C. [Georgia]

specimen
USNM_84856

Buckhead Cr., Burke Co., Ga

specimen
MNHN_MPL_0021

Habite la rivière de l’Ohio. Michaud.

specimen
USNM_85465

Neuse R., near Raleigh, N.C.

specimen
USNM_85470

Carter’s Cr., Baldwin Co., Ga.

specimen
USNM_85076

Six Runs, Sampson Co., N Carolina

specimen
USNM_85475

near Camden, S.C.

specimen
USNM_85527

Conn. R., Northampton, Mass.

specimen
USNM_85529

Catawba R., Mecklenburg Co., N.C.

specimen
USNM_85530

N.C.


unknown

specimen
ZMB_MP_0463

Australien [No - North America]

specimen
ANSP_42758

[no locality available - North America]

specimen
MPM_ACC1867

Eastern N.A. to Manitoba; Conn. River, Vt.

Genbank Vouchers

USA

UAUC_384 (ND1) Connecticut R., Massachusetts

 

ANSP_334428 (28S)

ANSP_339340 (28S)

ANSP_339430 (28S)

Page updated: 16:29:04 Wed 06 Mar 2024

 
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