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Elliptio Rafinesque, 1819

160339  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:160339)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Bivalvia (Class)
  5. Autobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
  7. Palaeoheterodonta (Subterclass)
  8. Unionida (Order)
  9. Unionoidea (Superfamily)
  10. Unionidae (Family)
  11. Ambleminae (Subfamily)
  12. Pleurobemini (Tribe)
  13. Elliptio (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Unio (Elliptio) Rafinesque, 1819 · unaccepted (original rank)

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  1. Species Elliptio ahenea (I. Lea, 1843)
  2. Species Elliptio albertensis (Whiteaves, 1885) †
  3. Species Elliptio angustata (I. Lea, 1831)
  4. Species Elliptio arca (Conrad, 1834)
  5. Species Elliptio arctata (Conrad, 1834)
  6. Species Elliptio chipolaensis (B. Walker, 1905)
  7. Species Elliptio cistellaeformis (I. Lea, 1863)
  8. Species Elliptio clinopisthus (C. A. White, 1882) †
  9. Species Elliptio complanata ([Lightfoot], 1786)
  10. Species Elliptio congaraea (I. Lea, 1831)
  11. Species Elliptio cornelliana (Maury, 1902) †
  12. Species Elliptio crassidens (Lamarck, 1819)
  13. Species Elliptio dariensis (I. Lea, 1842)
  14. Species Elliptio downiei (I. Lea, 1858)
  15. Species Elliptio fisheriana (I. Lea, 1838)
  16. Species Elliptio folliculata (I. Lea, 1838)
  17. Species Elliptio fraterna (I. Lea, 1852)
  18. Species Elliptio fumata (I. Lea, 1857)
  19. Species Elliptio haydeni (Meek, 1860) †
  20. Species Elliptio hoelzli Modell, 1943 †
  21. Species Elliptio hopetonensis (I. Lea, 1838)
  22. Species Elliptio hubbardii (Gabb, 1869) †
  23. Species Elliptio icterina (Conrad, 1834)
  24. Species Elliptio jayensis (I. Lea, 1838)
  25. Species Elliptio lanceolata (I. Lea, 1827)
  26. Species Elliptio larteti (Noulet, 1846) †
  27. Species Elliptio marsupiobesa Fuller, 1972
  28. Species Elliptio mcmichaeli Clench & R. D. Turner, 1956
  29. Species Elliptio monroensis (I. Lea, 1843)
  30. Species Elliptio mormonum La Rocque, 1960 †
  31. Species Elliptio nanaimoensis (Whiteaves, 1901) †
  32. Species Elliptio nigella (I. Lea, 1852)
  33. Species Elliptio occulta (I. Lea, 1843)
  34. Species Elliptio pachyodon Pilsbry, 1953 †
  35. Species Elliptio producta (Conrad, 1836)
  36. Species Elliptio pullata (I. Lea, 1857)
  37. Species Elliptio purpurella (I. Lea, 1857)
  38. Species Elliptio roanokensis (I. Lea, 1838)
  39. Species Elliptio salissiensis L. S. Russell, 1952 †
  40. Species Elliptio shepardiana (I. Lea, 1834)
  41. Species Elliptio spinosa (I. Lea, 1836)
  42. Species Elliptio washakiensis (Meek, 1871) †
  43. Subgenus Elliptio (Micronaias) C. T. Simpson, 1900 accepted as Micronaias C. T. Simpson, 1900 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    1. Species Elliptio (Micronaias) procerus Tolstikova, 1975 † accepted as Micronaias procera (Tolstikova, 1975) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  44. Species Elliptio buckleyi (I. Lea, 1843) accepted as Elliptio jayensis (I. Lea, 1838)
  45. Species Elliptio cylindracea Frierson, 1927 accepted as Elliptio icterina (Conrad, 1834)
  46. Species Elliptio dilatata (Rafinesque, 1820) accepted as Eurynia dilatata (Rafinesque, 1820)
  47. Species Elliptio errans (I. Lea, 1857) accepted as Elliptio complanata ([Lightfoot], 1786)
  48. Species Elliptio galvensis Mongin, 1966 † accepted as Monginaia galvensis (Mongin, 1966) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  49. Species Elliptio judithae A. H. Clarke, 1986 accepted as Elliptio roanokensis (I. Lea, 1838) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  50. Species Elliptio nasutidus (I. Lea, 1863) accepted as Elliptio producta (Conrad, 1836) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  51. Species Elliptio silberlingi L. S. Russell, 1934 † accepted as Plesielliptio silberlingi (L. S. Russell, 1934) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  52. Species Elliptio steinstansana (R. I. Johnson & A. H. Clarke, 1983) accepted as Parvaspina steinstansana (R. I. Johnson & A. H. Clarke, 1983) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  53. Species Elliptio waccamawensis (I. Lea, 1863) accepted as Elliptio congaraea (I. Lea, 1831)
  54. Species Elliptio waltoni (B. H. Wright, 1888) accepted as Elliptio ahenea (I. Lea, 1843)
  55. Species Elliptio eomargaron (T. D. A. Cockerell, 1915) † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Unio (Elliptio) Rafinesque, 1819) Rafinesque, C. S. (1819). Prodrome. De 70 nouveaux genres d'animaux découverts dans l'intérieur des Etats-Unis d'Amérique, durant l'année 1818. <em>Journal de physique, de chimie, d'histoire naturelle et des arts.</em> 88: 417-429., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6172335
page(s): 426 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Elliptio Rafinesque, 1819. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: http://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160339 on 2025-05-18
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Elliptio Rafinesque, 1819. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160339 on 2025-05-18
Date
action
by
2005-05-31 07:42:56Z
created
Cuvelier, Daphne
2011-05-11 15:30:33Z
checked
Bouchet, Philippe
2017-12-08 15:44:43Z
changed
Bieler, Rüdiger
2019-03-27 05:56:38Z
changed
Vinarski, Maxim
2019-06-18 12:55:44Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe
2019-06-29 08:20:27Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe

original description (of Unio (Elliptio) Rafinesque, 1819) Rafinesque, C. S. (1819). Prodrome. De 70 nouveaux genres d'animaux découverts dans l'intérieur des Etats-Unis d'Amérique, durant l'année 1818. <em>Journal de physique, de chimie, d'histoire naturelle et des arts.</em> 88: 417-429., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6172335
page(s): 426 [details] 

taxonomy source Baker, H. B. (1964). <i>Elliptio</i> feminine. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 78(1): 33., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8521328 [details] 

additional source Clench, W. J. & Turner, R. D. (1956). Freshwater mollusks of Alabama, Georgia, and Florida from the Escambia to the Suwannee River. <em>Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences.</em> 1(3): 97-239, pls. 1-9., available online at https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/03/Vol-1-No-3.pdf
page(s): 165 [details] 
 
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