Species Identification
Species Identification: Find Species
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae

Genus: Elliptio

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37 species
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Elliptio ahenea
[Southern lance]
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Elliptio angustata
[Carolina lance]
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Elliptio arca
[Alabama spike]
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Elliptio arctata
[Delicate spike]
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Elliptio buckleyi
[Florida shiny spike]
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Elliptio chipolaensis
[Chipola slabshell]
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Elliptio cistellaeformis
[]
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Elliptio complanata
[Eastern Elliptio]
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Elliptio congaraea
[Carolina slabshell]
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Elliptio crassidens
[Elephantear]
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Elliptio dariensis
[Georgia elephantear]

Coltro, Marcus

North America.

Elliptio dilatata(Rafinesque, 1820)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Elliptio dilatata
[Spike]
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Elliptio downiei
[Satilla elephantear]
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Elliptio errans
[Oval Elliptio]
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Elliptio fisheriana
[Northern lance]
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Elliptio folliculata
[Pod lance]
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Elliptio fraterna
[Brother spike]
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Elliptio hepatica
[Brown elliptio]
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Elliptio hopetonensis
[Altamaha slabshell]
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Elliptio icterina
[Variable spike]
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Elliptio jayensis
[Flat spike]
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Elliptio judithae
[Plicate spike]
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Elliptio lanceolata
[Yellow lance]
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Elliptio lugubris
[Sad Elliptio]
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Elliptio marsupiobesa
[Cape fear spike]
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Elliptio mcmichaeli
[Fluted elephantear]
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Elliptio monichaeli
[]
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Elliptio monroensis
[St. Johns elephantear]
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Elliptio nigella
[Winged spike]
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Elliptio producta
[Atlantic spike]
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Elliptio raveneli
[Carolina spike]
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Elliptio roanokensis
[Roanoke slabshell]
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Elliptio shepardiana
[Altamaha lance]
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Elliptio spinosa
[Altamaha spinymussel]
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Elliptio steinstansana
[Tar River spinymussel]
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Elliptio waccamawensis
[Waccamaw spike]
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Elliptio waltoni
[Florida lance]


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