Taxonomy Profile: Elliptio (Rafinesque 1819)

Elliptio: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Canthyria
Swainson 1840
Eurynia
Rafinesque 1819
Cunicula
Swainson 1840
Ensinaia
Starobogatov 1970
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Elliptio: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Lophozoa
Phylum : Mollusca
molluscs |
mollusks |
molusco |
mollusques |
Class : Bivalvia
bivalves |
clams |
bivalve |
mexilhão |
ostra |
bivalves |
palourdes |
Order : Unionoida
Superfamily : Unionoidea
Family : Unionidae
Subfamily : Ambleminae
Tribe : Pleurobemini
Genus : Elliptio
Elliptio Direct Children(s):
Elliptio complanata
(Lightfoot 1786)
Elliptio dilatata
(Rafinesque 1820)
Elliptio arctata
(Conrad 1834)
Elliptio chipolaensis
(Walker 1905)
Elliptio congaraea
(Lea 1831)
Elliptio crassidens
(Lamarck 1819)
Elliptio dariensis
(Lea 1842)
Elliptio fraterna
(Lea 1852)
Elliptio icterina
(Conrad 1834)
Elliptio jayensis
(Lea 1838)
Elliptio marsupiobesa
(Fuller 1972)
Elliptio nigella
(Lea 1852)
Elliptio spinosa
(Lea 1836)
Elliptio ahenea
(Lea 1845)
Elliptio angustata
(Lea 1831)
Elliptio arca
(Conrad 1834)
Elliptio downiei
(Lea 1858)
Elliptio producta
(Conrad 1836)
Elliptio raveneli
(Conrad 1834)
Elliptio steinstansana
(RI Johnson & Clarke 1983)
Elliptio errans
(Lea 1856)
Elliptio hepatica
(Lea 1859)
Elliptio judithae
(Clarke 1986)
Elliptio mcmichaeli
(Clench & Turner 1956)
Elliptio cylindracea
(Frierson 1927)
Elliptio pullata
(Lea 1856)
Elliptio occulta
(Lea 1843)
Elliptio fumata
(Lea 1857)
Elliptio: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Elliptio
Source:
MUSSEL Project Web Site
Acquired:
2013-08-08
Notes:
Graf, D.L. & K.S. Cummings. 2013. The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves), updated 8 August 2013. MUSSEL Project Web Site, http://www.mussel-project.net
Reference for:
Elliptio
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1998-01-01 / 1998-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed.
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26
Page(s):
526
Publisher:
American Fisheries Society
Publication Place:
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-888569-01-8/0097-0638
Notes:
Reference for:
Elliptio
Elliptio: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Elliptio: Comments