Species under Elliptio
n= 35
Species name Common name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Elliptio ahenea
(Lea, 1843)
Southern lance North America
Elliptio angustata
(Lea, 1831)
Carolina lance North America
Elliptio arca
(Conrad, 1834)
Alabama spike North America
Elliptio arctata
(Conrad, 1834)
Delicate spike North America
Elliptio buckleyi
(Lea, 1843)
Florida shiny spike North America
Elliptio chipolaensis
(Walker, 1905)
Chipola slabshell North America
Elliptio complanata
(Lightfoot, 1786)
Eastern Elliptio North America
Elliptio congaraea
(Lea, 1831)
Carolina slabshell North America
Elliptio crassidens
(Lamarck, 1819)
Elephantear North America
Elliptio dariensis
(Lea, 1842)
Georgia elephantear North America
Elliptio dilatata
(Rafinesque, 1820)
Spike North America
Elliptio downiei
(Lea, 1858)
Satilla elephantear North America
Elliptio errans
(Lea, 1834)
Oval Elliptio North America
Elliptio fisheriana
(Lea, 1838)
Northern lance North America
Elliptio folliculata
(Lea, 1838)
Pod lance North America
Elliptio fraterna
(Lea, 1852)
Brother spike North America
Elliptio hepatica
(Lea, 1859)
Brown elliptio North America
Elliptio hopetonensis
(Lea, 1838)
Altamaha slabshell North America
Elliptio icterina
(Conrad, 1834)
Variable spike East Pacific
Elliptio jayensis
(Lea, 1838)
Flat spike North America
Elliptio judithae
Clarke, 1986
Plicate spike North America
Elliptio lanceolata
(Lea, 1828)
Yellow lance North America
Elliptio lugubris
(Lea, 1834)
Sad Elliptio North America
Elliptio marsupiobesa
Fuller, 1972
Cape fear spike North America
Elliptio mcmichaeli
Clench & Turner, 1956
Fluted elephantear North America
Elliptio monroensis
(Lea, 1843)
St. Johns elephantear North America
Elliptio nigella
(Lea, 1852)
Winged spike North America
Elliptio producta
(Conrad, 1836)
Atlantic spike North America
Elliptio raveneli
(Conrad, 1834)
Carolina spike North America
Elliptio roanokensis
(Lea, 1838)
Roanoke slabshell North America
Elliptio shepardiana
(Lea, 1834)
Altamaha lance North America
Elliptio spinosa
(Lea, 1836)
Altamaha spinymussel North America
Elliptio steinstansana
Johnson & Clarke, 1983
Tar River spinymussel To be filled
Elliptio waccamawensis
(Lea, 1863)
Waccamaw spike North America
Elliptio waltoni
(Wright, 1888)
Florida lance North America
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