WoRMS taxon details
Elliptio shepardiana (I. Lea, 1834)
857286 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:857286)
accepted
Species
Ensinaia shepardiana (I. Lea, 1834) · unaccepted (recombination)
Margarita (Unio) shepardianus (I. Lea, 1834) · unaccepted (recombination)
Margaron (Unio) shepardianus (I. Lea, 1834) · unaccepted (recombination)
Unio (Elliptio) shepardianus I. Lea, 1834 · unaccepted (recombination)
Unio shepardianus I. Lea, 1834 · unaccepted (original combination)
(of Unio shepardianus I. Lea, 1834) Lea, I. (1834). Observations on the naïades; and descriptions of new species of that, and other families. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society.</em> (NS) 5: 23-119, pls 1-19 [August or September 1834]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35957690
page(s): 95, pl. 13, fig. 38 [details]
page(s): 95, pl. 13, fig. 38 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Elliptio shepardiana (I. Lea, 1834). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=857286 on 2025-10-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Unio shepardianus I. Lea, 1834) Lea, I. (1834). Observations on the naïades; and descriptions of new species of that, and other families. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society.</em> (NS) 5: 23-119, pls 1-19 [August or September 1834]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35957690
page(s): 95, pl. 13, fig. 38 [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]
page(s): 95, pl. 13, fig. 38 [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]
Other
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 | Altamaha lance | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Conchology (Elliptio shepardiana)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Elliptio shepardiana)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To Malacopics (Elliptio shepardiana (I. Lea, 1834))
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL Unio shepardianus Type) (from synonym Unio shepardianus I. Lea, 1834)
To Conchology (Elliptio shepardiana)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Elliptio shepardiana)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To Malacopics (Elliptio shepardiana (I. Lea, 1834))
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL Unio shepardianus Type) (from synonym Unio shepardianus I. Lea, 1834)
Unreviewed
