Elliptio dilatata

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• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
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• Notes

Overview

Interesting Facts

Common Names

Description

Habitat

Biome: Freshwater [1].

Ecology: This species occurs in lakes (Clarke 1981) and river systems throughout north-eastern America (Mirarchi et al. 2004).[1].

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)

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

First described: Rafinesque C.S . Annals of nature, or annual synopsis of new genera and species of animals, plants etc. discovered in North America. First annual number for 1820 Lexington. pp. 20, 1820.

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. In an unpublished study of molecular systematics , Campbell and Harris (2006) found high genetic distance from other Elliptio species.A list of synonyms for this species can be found on The MUSSEL project web site (Graf and Cummings 2011). (Ref. 270390).

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

• A monograph of the Najades of Pennsylvania / by Arnold E. Ortmann. Pittsburgh: Published by the authority of the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Institute, [1911-1919] url p. 95.
• A monograph of the fluviatile bivalve shells of the river Ohio, containing twelve genera & sixty-eight species. Tr. from the French of C. S. Rafinesque. Philadelphia, J. Dobson, 1832. url p. 25.
• A survey of the freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) of the Sangamon River Basin, Illinois / Robert W. Schanzle, Kevin S. Cummings. Champaign, Ill.: Illinois Natural History Survey, 1991. url p. 22, p. 9.
• Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 149 1980 Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, 1863- url p. 139, p. 279, p. 333, p. 90.
• Illinois Natural History Survey bulletin. Champaign, Ill.: The Survey, 1987- url p. 430.
• Illinois River Bluffs area assessment / Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Office of Scientific Research and Analysis, [and the] State Geological Survey Division. Springfield, Ill.: Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources, 1998- url p. 120, p. 25.
• Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science. Lexington, KY: The Academy, 1998- url p. 128, p. 31, p. 67, p. 69, p. 70, p. 71.
• Monograph of the naiades of Pennsylvania. .. By Arnold. E. Ortmann. Pittsburgh, Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Institute, 1911-19. url p. 95.
• Occasional papers on mollusks. 5 1997 Cambridge, Mass.: Dept. of Mollusks, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, 1945- url p. 397.
• Our living resources: a report to the nation on the distribution, abundance, and health of U.S. plants, animals, and ecosystems / [edited by], Edward T. LaRoe. .. [et al.]. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Biological Service, 1995. url p. 496.
• Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia url p. 555.
• Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society held at Philadelphia for promoting useful knowledge. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society url p. 556, p. 556.
• Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. Washington, Biological Society of Washington url p. 719, p. 720, p. 721, p. 728, p. 729.
• Rock River area assessment / Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Office of Scientific Research and Analysis, Natural History Survey Division, in conjunction with State Geological Survey Division. Springfield, IL: Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources, 1996- url p. 103, p. 106, p. 138, p. 44.
• Texas conchologist. Houston, Houston Conchology Society url p. 2.
• The American midland naturalist. Notre Dame, Ind., University of Notre Dame. url p. 28, p. 30, p. 518.
• The Canadian field-naturalist. Ottawa, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. url p. 248, p. 463, p. 620, p. 779.
• The Nautilus. Melbourne, Fla., etc., American Malacologists, inc., etc. url p. 106, p. 107, p. 112, p. 128, p. 134, p. 136, p. 137, p. 138, p. 145, p. 147, p. 148, p. 149, p. 155, p. 25, p. 47, p. 51, p. 52, p. 68, p. 94.
• The complete writings of Constantine Smaltz Rafinesque: on recent & fossil conchology / Ed. by Wm. G. Binney and George W. Tryon, Jr.. New York: Bailliere Brothers; [etc., etc.], 1864. url p. 42.
• The freshwater mussels (Bivalvia:Unionidae) of the Fox River Basin, Illinois and Wisconsin / Robert W. Schanzle. .. [et al.]. Champaign: Illinois Natural History Survey, 2004. url , .
• Transactions of the Kentucky Academy of Science. [Lexington, Ky.]Kentucky Academy of Science, 1923-1997. url p. 142, p. 152, p. 156, p. 156, p. 168, p. 173, p. 175, p. 187, p. 36, p. 39, p. 40, p. 41, p. 51, p. 57, p. 73, p. 93, p. 96.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 31, 2012.
• Cummings, K. and Cordeiro, J. 2011. Elliptio dilatata. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 31January2012.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
• IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:

• 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

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2692504
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-79953
• IUCN ID: 207156
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 705323

Footnotes

1. Cummings, K. & Cordeiro, J. 2011. Elliptio dilatata. 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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