Elliptio complanata

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• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
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• Notes

Interesting Facts

Common Names

Description

Habitat

Typically found in a lake at a mean distance from sea level of 366 meters (1,201 feet).[1]

Ecology: This species is reported to occur in freshwater lakes and rivers (Burch 1975).[2].

List of Habitats :

•     5     Wetlands (inland)   
  
•     5.1     Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )   
  
•     5.5     Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)   
  
•     5.6     Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)   
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Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001

The classification of the Atlantic Slope species of Elliptio is currently in a state of confusion. Johnson (1970) lumped many named taxa under a single name. Current research is finding many of these synonomized taxa to be valid species. This research is in progress and will result in the recognition of numerous additional taxa in this genus.

A list of synonyms for this species can be found on The MUSSEL project web site (Graf and Cummings 2011). [2].

Similar Species

Members of the genus Elliptio

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 44 species and subspecies in this genus:

E. ahenea (Southern Lance) · E. angustata (Carolina Lance) · E. arca (Alabama Spike) · E. arctata (Delicate Spike) · E. buckleyi (Florida Shiny Spike) · E. chipolaensis (Chipola Slabshell) · E. cistellaeformis (Box Spike) · E. complanata (Eastern Elliptio) · E. complanata complanata (Eastern Elliptio) · E. congaraea (Carolina Slabshell) · E. crassidens (Elephantear Mussel) · E. crassidens crassidens (Elephant Ear) · E. cylindracea (Sad Elliptio) · E. dariensis (Georgia Elephant-Ear) · E. dilatata (Spike) · E. downiei (Satilla Elephant-Ear) · E. errans (Oval Elliptio) · E. fisheriana (Northern Lance) · E. folliculata (Pod Lance) · E. fraterna (Brother Spike) · E. fraternum (Brother Spike) · E. hepatica (Brown Elliptio) · E. hopetonensis (Altamaha Slabshell) · E. icterina (Variable Spike) · E. jayensis (Flat Spike) · E. judithae (Plicate Spike) · E. judithae judithae (Plicate Spike) · E. lanceolata (Yellow Lance) · E. lugubris (Sad Elliptio) · E. macmichaeli (Fluted Elephant-Ear) · E. marsupiobesa (Cape Fear Spike) · E. mcmichaeli (Fluted Elephantear) · E. monroensis (St Johns Elephantear) · E. nigella (Recovery Pearly Mussel) · E. producta (Atlantic Spike) · E. purpurella (Inflated Spike) · E. pusillus (Kalimantan Ilisha) · E. raveneli (Carolina Spike) · E. roanokensis (Roanoke Slabshell) · E. shepardiana (Altamaha Lance) · E. spinosa (Altamaha Spinymussel) · E. steinstansana (Tar River Spinymussel) · E. waccamawensis (Waccamaw Spike) · E. waltoni (Florida Lance)

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Further Reading

• Annual program report. [Toronto]: Ministry of the Environment, A.P.I.O.S. Coordination Office. url p. 107.
• Classification of wetlands and deepwater habitats of the United States / by Lewis M. Cowardin. .. [et al.]. Washington, D.C.: Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, 1979. url p. 40, p. 8.
• Occasional papers on mollusks. 4 1984 Cambridge, Mass.: Dept. of Mollusks, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, 1945- url p. 313, p. 318, p. 397, p. 400, p. 409, figs. 1-2 (map & diagram), page 410, p. 413, p. 88.
• Otonabee River - Rice Lake sediment and biomonitoring study 1996 / prepared by R. Jaagumagi. .. [et al.] [Peterborough, ON]: Ministry of the Environment, 1999. url p. 7.
• Preliminary technical report on the Niagara River Mussel Biomonitoring Survey, 1993 / report prepared by Lisa A. Richman. [Toronto]: Ontario Ministry of Environment and Energy, 1994. url , .
• Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. Washington, Biological Society of Washington url p. 720, p. 728, p. 729.
• Rapid assessment of water quality using the fingernail clam, Musculium transversum: final report / by Kevin B. Anderson and Richard E. Sparks (Illinois Natural History Survey, River Research Laboratory) and Anthony A. Paparo (School of Medicine and Department of Zoology, Southern Illinois Universit Urbana: University of Illinois, Water Resources Center, 1978. url , p. 1, p. 62, p. 63, p. 75, p. 93.
• Special occasional publication / Department of Mollusks, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. 2 1974 Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, 1973- url p. 72.
• The Biological bulletin. Woods Hole, Mass.: Marine Biological Laboratory, url p. 164, p. 165, p. 168, p. 325, p. 454.
• The Canadian field-naturalist. Ottawa, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. url , p. 176, p. 178, p. 179, p. 181, p. 275, p. 278, p. 329, p. 339, p. 385, p. 427, p. 428, p. 432, p. 438, p. 529, p. 538, p. 543, p. 626, p. 734, p. 744, p. 768.
• The Nautilus. Melbourne, Fla., etc., American Malacologists, inc., etc. url , p. 100, p. 106, p. 107, p. 109, p. 111, p. 114, p. 122, p. 123, p. 124, p. 125, p. 130, p. 18, p. 45, p. 48, p. 49, p. 51, p. 52, p. 6, p. 65, p. 67, p. 69, p. 74, p. 8, p. 82, p. 84, p. 85, p. 85, p. 86, p. 89, p. 9.
• Toxicity testing with fish, zooplankton and mussels: a comparison of sensitivities / by Anne E. Keller. 1989. url .
• Value of mussel beds to sport fisheries, Project F-80-R: final report / Philip B. Moy and Richard E. Sparks. Havana, Ill.: Illinois Natural History Survey, Center for Aquatic Ecology, [1991] url p. 124, p. 126.

Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 31, 2012.
• Cummings, K. & Cordeiro, J. 2011. Elliptio complanata. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 31January2012.
• IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 06, 2007:

• Academy of Natural Sciences, Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
• Canadian Museum of Nature, Canadian Museum of Nature Mollusc Collection - Unionoida
• EMAN Provider, Unionids data from National Water Research Institute
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Atlantic Reference Centre
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Bay of Fundy Species List
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, EPA'S EMAP Database

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2692503
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-79952
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13781746
• IUCN ID: 207151
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 705319

Footnotes

1. Standard Deviation = 930.090 based on 880 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
2. Cummings, K. & Cordeiro, J. 2011. Elliptio complanata. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 31 January 2012. [back]

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