WoRMS taxon details
Elliptio marsupiobesa Fuller, 1972
857231 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:857231)
accepted
Species
Fuller, S. L. H. (1972). <i>Elliptio marsupiobesa</i>, a new fresh-water mussel (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Unionidae) from the Cape Fear River, North Carolina. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 124: 1-10., available online at http://www.jstor.org/stable/4064659 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Elliptio marsupiobesa Fuller, 1972. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=857231 on 2025-10-10
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Fuller, S. L. H. (1972). <i>Elliptio marsupiobesa</i>, a new fresh-water mussel (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Unionidae) from the Cape Fear River, North Carolina. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 124: 1-10., available online at http://www.jstor.org/stable/4064659 [details]
basis of record Graf, D. & Cummings, K. (2007). Review of the systematics and global diversity of freshwater mussel species (Bivalvia: Unionoida). <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 73(4): 291-314. [details]
basis of record Graf, D. & Cummings, K. (2007). Review of the systematics and global diversity of freshwater mussel species (Bivalvia: Unionoida). <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 73(4): 291-314. [details]
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additional source
InvertEBase. (2015). Authority files of U.S. and Canadian land and freshwater mollusks developed for the InvertEBase project (invertebase.org). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Cape Fear spike | [details] |
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