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230:refers to the elliptical shape of these bivalves.
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233:As of 2023 there are 43 species in the genus.
189:of medium- to large-sized freshwater mussels,
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395:– Satilla elephantear
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555:– fluted elephantear
470:– Altamaha slabshell
671:– Roanoke slabshell
310:– Chipola slabshell
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342:– Eastern elliptio
315:Elliptio cistellaeformis
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693:– Altamaha lance
640:– Atlantic spike
492:– variable spike
278:– Carolina lance
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710:Elliptio washakiensis
677:Elliptio salissiensis
582:Elliptio nanaimoensis
539:Elliptio marsupiobesa
464:Elliptio hopetonensis
427:– brother spike
326:Elliptio clinopisthus
304:Elliptio chipolaensis
289:– Alabama spike
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687:Elliptio shepardiana
665:Elliptio roanokensis
523:– yellow lance
410:Elliptio folliculata
358:Elliptio cornelliana
262:Elliptio albertensis
681:L. S. Russell, 1952
655:Elliptio purpurella
560:Elliptio monroensis
549:Elliptio mcmichaeli
517:Elliptio lanceolata
400:Elliptio fisheriana
374:– Elephantear
368:Elliptio crassidens
336:Elliptio complanata
330:(C. A. White, 1882)
801:2016-03-04 at the
624:Elliptio pachyodon
592:Elliptio nasutidus
511:A. H. Clarke, 1986
476:Elliptio hubbardii
379:Elliptio dariensis
347:Elliptio congaraea
272:Elliptio angustata
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571:Elliptio mormonum
507:Elliptio judithae
497:Elliptio jayensis
486:Elliptio icterina
421:Elliptio fraterna
416:– pod lance
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174:Elliptio dilatata
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1080:Elliptio
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838:Q3012611
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