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27 species (205 specimens)

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Elliptio arca

Alabama spike

Unionidae

21 records

Inv:1547United States, Alabama Inv:20756unknown, unknown Inv:20752unknown, unknown

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Elliptio arctata

delicate spike

Unionidae

5 records

Inv:20753unknown, unknown Inv:22999United States, Georgia Inv:23037United States, Florida

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Elliptio buckleyi

Florida spike

Unionidae

19 records

Inv:1558United States, Florida Inv:21174United States, Florida Inv:23137United States, Florida

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Elliptio complanata

Elliptio complanata

Eastern Elliptio

Unionidae

10 records

Inv:772United States, Maryland Inv:4615United States, Florida Inv:694United States, New York

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Elliptio congaraea

Carolina slabshell

Unionidae

6 records

Inv:21177United States, South Carolina Inv:3601United States, South Carolina Inv:27501United States, South Carolina

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Elliptio congarea

Carolina slabshell

Unionidae

1 record

Inv:23381United States, South Carolina

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Elliptio crassidens incrassatus

Blue Ham

Unionidae

36 records

Inv:23229United States, Georgia Inv:25655United States, Florida Inv:2573United States, West Virginia

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Elliptio dariensis

Georgia elephantear

Unionidae

5 records

Inv:1431United States, Georgia Inv:23488United States, Georgia Inv:23489United States, Georgia

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Elliptio dilatata

Spike

Unionidae

24 records

Inv:1098United States, Missouri Inv:1746United States, Ohio Inv:1937United States, Kentucky

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Elliptio dilatatus

Spike

Unionidae

1 record

Inv:21184United States, Virginia

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Elliptio downiei

Satilla elephantear

Unionidae

2 records

Inv:21181United States, Georgia Inv:23038United States, Georgia

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Elliptio folliculata

pod lance

Unionidae

1 record

Inv:21185unknown, unknown

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Elliptio hopetonensis

Altamaha slabshell

Unionidae

5 records

Inv:1354United States, Georgia Inv:23484United States, Georgia Inv:23485United States, Georgia

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Elliptio icterina

Variable Spike

Unionidae

26 records

Inv:1053United States, Alabama Inv:121United States, South Carolina Inv:1379United States, Florida

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Elliptio judithae

plicate spike

Unionidae

4 records

Inv:23466United States, North Carolina Inv:23474United States, North Carolina Inv:23477United States, North Carolina

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Elliptio lanceolata

Yellow Lance

Unionidae

2 records

Inv:1088United States, North Carolina Inv:21188United States, Alabama

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Elliptio mcmichaeli

fluted elephantear

Unionidae

4 records

Inv:21189United States, Florida Inv:485United States, Florida Inv:486United States, Florida

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Elliptio producta

Atlantic spike

Unionidae

7 records

Inv:23470United States, South Carolina Inv:23473United States, South Carolina Inv:23497United States, South Carolina

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Elliptio pullata

gulf spike

Unionidae

3 records

Inv:20758unknown, unknown Inv:23511United States, Georgia Inv:23530United States, Georgia

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Elliptio raveneli

Variable Spike

Unionidae

1 record

Inv:1083United States, South Carolina

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