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Altamaha Spinymussel

Elliptio spinosa (I. Lea 1836)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Elliptio spinosa (I. Lea 1836)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from EOL Mollusca Patch
Elliptio spinosa
Species recognized by North Atlantic Species List, NCBI, and United States Species List
Elliptio spinosa
Recognized by USFWS
Elliptio spinosa (I. Lea 1836)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and GBIF classification
Elliptio spinosa
Recognized by iDigBio type specimen records and Flickr Group
Elliptio spinosa (I. Lea 1836)
Species recognized by Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and GBIF data coverage
Elliptio spinosa (Lea 1836)
Species recognized by IUCN and Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Elliptio spinosa (Lea 1838)
Species recognized by Shelled animal body mass
Unio spinosus I. Lea 1836
Recognized by NMNH Collection
Unio spinosus Lea
Recognized by NMNH type specimens

Alternative Names

Canthyria spinosa (I. Lea 1836)
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Elliptio (Canthyria) spinosa (I. Lea 1836)
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Margarita (Unio) spinosus I. Lea 1836
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Margaron (Unio) spinosus (I. Lea 1836)
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Unio spinosus (I. Lea 1836)
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Unio (Canthyria) spinosus (I. Lea 1836)
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Canthyria spinosa (I. Lea 1836)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Elliptio (Canthyria) spinosa (I. Lea 1836)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Margarita (Unio) spinosus I. Lea 1836
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Margaron (Unio) spinosus (I. Lea 1836)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Unio (Canthyria) spinosus I. Lea 1836
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Unio spinosus I. Lea 1836
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Unio spinosus Lea 1836
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Common Names

English

Altamaha Spinymussel preferred
Recognized by USFWS

Curated hierarchies for Elliptio spinosa (I. Lea 1836)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Spiralia
Mollusca
Bivalvia Linnaeus 1758
Autobranchia Grobben 1894
Heteroconchia J. E. Gray 1854
Palaeoheterodonta Newell 1965
Unionida Gray 1854
Unionoidea Rafinesque 1820
Unionidae
Elliptio Rafinesque 1819
Elliptio spinosa (I. Lea 1836) (this page)
Elliptio ahenea (I. Lea 1843)
Elliptio angustata (I. Lea 1831)
Elliptio arca (Conrad 1834)
Elliptio arctata (Conrad 1834)
Elliptio chipolaensis (Walker 1905)
Elliptio cistellaeformis (I. Lea 1863)
Elliptio complanata (Lightfoot 1786)
Elliptio congaraea (I. Lea 1831)
Elliptio crassidens (Lamarck 1819)
Elliptio dariensis (I. Lea 1842)
Elliptio downiei (I. Lea 1858)
Elliptio fisheriana (I. Lea 1838)
Elliptio folliculata (I. Lea 1838)
Elliptio fraterna (I. Lea 1852)
Elliptio fumata (I. Lea 1857)
Elliptio hopetonensis (I. Lea 1838)
Elliptio icterina (Conrad 1834)
Elliptio jayensis (I. Lea 1838)
Elliptio judithae Clarke 1986
Elliptio lanceolata (I. Lea 1827)
Elliptio marsupiobesa Fuller 1972
Elliptio mcmichaeli Clench & R. D. Turner 1956
Elliptio monroensis (I. Lea 1843)
Elliptio nigella (I. Lea 1852)
Elliptio occulta (I. Lea 1843)
Elliptio producta (Conrad 1836)
Elliptio pullata (I. Lea 1857)
Elliptio purpurella (I. Lea 1857)
Elliptio roanokensis (I. Lea 1838)
Elliptio shepardiana (I. Lea 1834)

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Mollusca
Bivalvia Linnaeus 1758
Autobranchia Grobben 1894
Heteroconchia J. E. Gray 1854
Palaeoheterodonta Newell 1965
Unionida Gray 1854
Unionoidea Rafinesque 1820
Unionidae Rafinesque 1820
Ambleminae Rafinesque 1820
Pleurobemini Hannibal 1912
Elliptio Rafinesque 1819
Elliptio spinosa (I. Lea 1836) (this page)
Elliptio ahenea (I. Lea 1843)
Elliptio albertensis (Whiteaves 1885)
Elliptio angustata (I. Lea 1831)
Elliptio arca (Conrad 1834)
Elliptio arctata (Conrad 1834)
Elliptio chipolaensis (B. Walker 1905)
Elliptio cistellaeformis (I. Lea 1863)
Elliptio clinopisthus (C. A. White 1882)
Elliptio complanata
Elliptio congaraea (I. Lea 1831)
Elliptio cornelliana (Maury 1902)
Elliptio crassidens (Lamarck 1819)
Elliptio dariensis (I. Lea 1842)
Elliptio downiei (I. Lea 1858)
Elliptio fisheriana (I. Lea 1838)
Elliptio folliculata (I. Lea 1838)
Elliptio fraterna (I. Lea 1852)
Elliptio fumata (I. Lea 1857)
Elliptio haydeni (Meek 1860)
Elliptio hoelzli Modell 1943
Elliptio hopetonensis (I. Lea 1838)
Elliptio hubbardii (Gabb 1869)
Elliptio icterina (Conrad 1834)
Elliptio jayensis (I. Lea 1838)
Elliptio judithae A. H. Clarke 1986
Elliptio lanceolata (I. Lea 1827)
Elliptio larteti (Noulet 1846)
Elliptio marsupiobesa Fuller 1972
Elliptio mcmichaeli Clench & R. D. Turner 1956
Elliptio monroensis (I. Lea 1843)
Elliptio mormonum La Rocque 1960
Elliptio nanaimoensis (Whiteaves 1901)
Elliptio nasutidus (I. Lea 1863)
Elliptio nigella (I. Lea 1852)
Elliptio occulta (I. Lea 1843)
Elliptio pachyodon Pilsbry 1953
Elliptio producta (Conrad 1836)
Elliptio pullata (I. Lea 1857)
Elliptio purpurella (I. Lea 1857)
Elliptio roanokensis (I. Lea 1838)
Elliptio salissiensis L. S. Russell 1952
Elliptio shepardiana (I. Lea 1834)
Elliptio washakiensis (Meek 1871)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Spiralia
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Unionida
Unionoidea
Unionidae
Elliptio
Elliptio spinosa (I. Lea 1836) (this page)
Elliptio ahenea (I. Lea 1843)
Elliptio angustata (I. Lea 1831)
Elliptio arca (Conrad 1834)
Elliptio arctata (Conrad 1834)
Elliptio chipolaensis (Walker 1905)
Elliptio cistellaeformis (I. Lea 1863)
Elliptio complanata (Lightfoot 1786)
Elliptio congaraea (I. Lea 1831)
Elliptio crassidens (Lamarck 1819)
Elliptio dariensis (I. Lea 1842)
Elliptio downiei (I. Lea 1858)
Elliptio fisheriana (I. Lea 1838)
Elliptio folliculata (I. Lea 1838)
Elliptio fraterna (I. Lea 1852)
Elliptio fumata (I. Lea 1857)
Elliptio hopetonensis (I. Lea 1838)
Elliptio icterina (Conrad 1834)
Elliptio jayensis (I. Lea 1838)
Elliptio judithae Clarke 1986
Elliptio lanceolata (I. Lea 1827)
Elliptio marsupiobesa Fuller 1972
Elliptio mcmichaeli Clench & R. D. Turner 1956
Elliptio monroensis (I. Lea 1843)
Elliptio nigella (I. Lea 1852)
Elliptio occulta (I. Lea 1843)
Elliptio producta (Conrad 1836)
Elliptio pullata (I. Lea 1856)
Elliptio purpurella (I. Lea 1857)
Elliptio roanokensis (I. Lea 1838)
Elliptio shepardiana (I. Lea 1834)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Unionida
Unionidae
Elliptio Rafinesque 1819
Elliptio spinosa (I. Lea 1836) (this page)
Elliptio ahenea (I. Lea 1843)
Elliptio angustata (I. Lea 1831)
Elliptio arca (Conrad 1834)
Elliptio arctata (Conrad 1834)
Elliptio chipolaensis (Walker 1905)
Elliptio cistellaeformis (I. Lea 1863)
Elliptio complanata (Lightfoot 1786)
Elliptio complanta Lightfoot 1786
Elliptio congaraea (I. Lea 1831)
Elliptio crassidens (Lamarck 1819)
Elliptio dariensis (I. Lea 1842)
Elliptio downiei (I. Lea 1858)
Elliptio fisheriana (I. Lea 1838)
Elliptio folliculata (I. Lea 1838)
Elliptio fraterna (I. Lea 1852)
Elliptio fumata (I. Lea 1857)
Elliptio hopetonensis (I. Lea 1838)
Elliptio icterina (Conrad 1834)
Elliptio jayensis (I. Lea 1838)
Elliptio judithae Clarke 1986
Elliptio lanceolata (I. Lea 1827)
Elliptio marsupiobesa Fuller 1972
Elliptio mcmichaeli Clench & R. D. Turner 1956
Elliptio monroensis (I. Lea 1843)
Elliptio nigella (I. Lea 1852)
Elliptio occulta (I. Lea 1843)
Elliptio producta (Conrad 1836)
Elliptio pullata (I. Lea 1856)
Elliptio purpurella (I. Lea 1857)
Elliptio roanokensis (I. Lea 1838)
Elliptio shepardiana (I. Lea 1834)
Elliptio silberlingi Russell
Elliptio webbianus Wright & B. H.
Unio priscus (Meek & Hayden 1856)

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Protostomia
Spiralia
Mollusca
Bivalvia Linnaeus 1758
Autobranchia
Heteroconchia
Unionida
Unionoidea Rafinesque 1820
Unionidae Rafinesque 1820
Ambleminae Rafinesque 1820
Pleurobemini Hannibal 1912
Elliptio Rafinesque 1819
Elliptio spinosa (Lea 1836) (this page)
Elliptio ahenea (Lea 1845)
Elliptio angustata (Lea 1831)
Elliptio arca (Conrad 1834)
Elliptio arctata (Conrad 1834)
Elliptio chipolaensis (Walker 1905)
Elliptio cistellaeformis (Lea 1863)
Elliptio complanata (Lightfoot 1786)
Elliptio congaraea (Lea 1831)
Elliptio crassidens (Lamarck 1819)
Elliptio cylindracea Frierson 1927
Elliptio dariensis (Lea 1842)
Elliptio dilatata (Rafinesque 1820)
Elliptio downiei (Lea 1858)
Elliptio errans (Lea 1856)
Elliptio fisheriana (Lea 1838)
Elliptio folliculata (Lea 1838)
Elliptio fraterna (Lea 1852)
Elliptio fumata (Lea 1857)
Elliptio hepatica (Lea 1859)
Elliptio hopetonensis (Lea 1838)
Elliptio icterina (Conrad 1834)
Elliptio jayensis (Lea 1838)
Elliptio judithae Clarke 1986
Elliptio lanceolata (Lea 1828)
Elliptio marsupiobesa Fuller 1972
Elliptio mcmichaeli Clench & Turner 1956
Elliptio monroensis (Lea 1843)
Elliptio nigella (Lea 1852)
Elliptio occulta (Lea 1843)
Elliptio producta (Conrad 1836)
Elliptio pullata (Lea 1856)
Elliptio purpurella (Lea 1857)
Elliptio raveneli (Conrad 1834)
Elliptio roanokensis (Lea 1838)
Elliptio shepardiana (Lea 1834)
Elliptio steinstansana R. I. Johnson & Clarke 1983
Elliptio waccamawensis (Lea 1863)

IUCN

Animalia
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Unionoida
Unionidae
Elliptio spinosa (Lea 1836) (this page)
Acuticosta chinensis (Lea 1868)
Acuticosta ovata (Simpson 1900)
Amblema neislerii I. Lea 1858
Anemina fluminea (Heude 1877)
Anodonta anatina (Linnaeus 1758)
Anodonta cygnea (Linnaeus 1758)
Anodonta pseudodopsis Locard 1883
Anodonta vescoiana Bourguignat 1856
Anodontoides radiatus (Conrad 1834)
Arconaia lanceolata (Lea 1856)
Coelatura essoensis (Chaper 1885)
Coelatura mossambicensis (von Martens 1860)
Cristaria plicata (Leach 1815)
Cuneopsis capitatus (Heude 1874)
Cuneopsis celtiformis (Heude 1874)
Cuneopsis heudei (Heude 1874)
Cuneopsis pisciculus (Heude 1874)
Cuneopsis rufescens (Heude 1874)
Hamiota altilis (Conrad 1834)
Hamiota perovalis (Conrad 1834)
Hyriopsis bialata Simpson 1900
Hyriopsis cumingii (Lea 1852)
Lamellidens consobrinus (Lea 1860)
Lamprotula bazini (Heude 1877)
Lamprotula caveata (Heude 1877)
Lamprotula fibrosa (Heude 1877)
Lamprotula leai (Griffith & Pidgeon 1833)
Lamprotula mansuyi (Dautzenberg & Fischer)
Lamprotula polysticta (Heude 1877)
Lamprotula rochechouartii (Heude 1875)
Lamprotula scripta (Heude 1875)
Lamprotula tientsinensis (Crosse & Debeaux 1863)
Lamprotula tortuosa (Lea 1865)
Lamprotula triclava (Heude 1877)
Lamprotula zonata (Heude 1883)
Lampsilis abrupta (Say 1831)
Lampsilis binominata Simpson 1900
Lampsilis bracteata Gould 1855
Lampsilis cardium Rafinesque 1820
Lampsilis cariosa (Say 1817)
Lampsilis dolabraeformis I. Lea 1838
Lampsilis fullerkati R. I. Johnson 1984
Lampsilis higginsii (Lea 1857)
Lampsilis ornata (Conrad 1835)
Lampsilis ovata Say 1817
Lampsilis powellii I. Lea 1852
Lampsilis rafinesqueana Frierson 1927
Lampsilis reeviana subsp. brevicula Call 1887
Lampsilis reeviana subsp. reeviana I. Lea 1852
Lampsilis satura I. Lea 1852
Lampsilis splendida (Lea 1838)
Lampsilis straminea subsp. claibornensis I. Lea 1838
Lampsilis straminea subsp. straminea Conrad 1834
Lampsilis streckeri Frierson 1927
Lampsilis virescens (Lea 1858)
Lanceolaria gladiola (Heude 1877)
Lanceolaria grayana (Lea 1834)
Lanceolaria triformis (Heude 1877)
Lasmigona complanata subsp. alabamensis Clarke 1985
Lasmigona compressa I. Lea 1829
Lasmigona decorata I. Lea 1852
Lasmigona holstonia I. Lea 1838
Lasmigona subviridis Conrad 1835
Leguminaia saulcyi (Bourguignat 1852)
Leguminaia wheatleyi (Lea 1862)
Lemiox rimosus (Rafinesque 1831)
Lepidodesma languilati (Heude 1874)
Leptodea leptodon Rafinesque 1820
Leptodea ochracea (Say 1817)
Lexingtonia subplana Conrad 1837
Ligumia nasuta Say 1817
Ligumia recta (Lamarck 1819)
Medionidus acutissimus I. Lea 1831
Medionidus conradicus I. Lea 1834
Medionidus mcglameriae van der Schalie 1939
Medionidus parvulus I. Lea 1860
Medionidus penicillatus (I. Lea 1857)
Medionidus simpsonianus Walker 1905
Medionidus walkeri (Wright 1897)
Microcondylaea bonellii (Ferussac 1827)
Nodularia douglasiae (Gray ex Griffith & Pidgeon 1833)
Obovaria haddletoni (Athearn 1964)
Obovaria jacksoniana (Frerson 1912)
Obovaria olivaria (Rafinesque 1820)
Obovaria retusa Lamarck 1819
Obovaria subrotunda Rafinesque 1820
Obovaria unicolor I. Lea 1845
Parreysia tavoyensis (Gould 1843)
Pegias fabula I. Lea 1838
Pleuronaia dolabelloides (Lea 1840)
Potomida littoralis (Cuvier 1798)
Pseudanodonta elongata (Holandre 1836)
Reginaia rotulata (Wright 1899)
Schistodesmus lampreyanus (Baird & Adams 1867)
Schistodesmus spinosus (Simpson 1900)
Sinanodonta woodiana (Lea 1834)
Unio pictorum (Linnaeus 1758)
Unio terminalis Bourguignat 1852
Unio tigridis Bourguignat 1853
Unio tumidus Retzius 1788
355 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Spiralia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Palaeoheterodonta
Unionida
Unionoidea
Unionidae
Ambleminae
Elliptio
Elliptio spinosa (this page)
Elliptio angustata
Elliptio arca
Elliptio arctata
Elliptio buckleyi
Elliptio complanata
Elliptio congaraea
Elliptio crassidens
Elliptio dariensis
Elliptio dilatata
Elliptio fisheriana
Elliptio folliculata
Elliptio fumata
Elliptio hopetonensis
Elliptio icterina
Elliptio jayensis
Elliptio lanceolata
Elliptio mcmichaeli
Elliptio mediocris
Elliptio nasutilus
Elliptio producta
Elliptio pullata
Elliptio purpurella
Elliptio roanokensis
Elliptio shepardiana
Elliptio steinstansana
Elliptio waccamawensis
unclassified Elliptio
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