Eastern Elliptio

Weight

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Length

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Lifespan

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Main food

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Habitat

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Young per litter or clutch

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Conservation status

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Countries on record

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No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumMollusca
3. classBivalvia
4. orderUnionida
5. genusElliptio
6. SpeciesElliptio complanata ([Lightfoot], 1786)

Synonyms Elliptio complanata complanata, Elliptio complanata wheatleyi, Elliptio complanatus, Elliptio complanatus catawbensis, Elliptio complanatus complanatus, Elliptio complanatus cuvierianus, Elliptio complanatus jejunus, Elliptio complanatus northamptonensis, Elliptio complanatus quadrilaterus, Elliptio complanatus subinflatus, Elliptio errans, Elliptio geminus, Elliptio insulsus, Elliptio nubilus, Elliptio rostrum, Elliptio spadiceus, Elliptio subinflatus, Elliptio violaceus, Elliptio violaceus cuvierianus, Elliptio violaceus jejunus, Elliptio violaceus northamptonensis, Elliptio violaceus subinflatus, Elliptio violaceus wheatleyi, Margarita complanata, Margarita griffithianus, Margarita jejunus, Margarita paliatus, Margaritana decumbens, Margaritifera decumbens, Margaron abbevillensis, Margaron aberrans, Margaron baldwinensis, Margaron beaverensis, Margaron burkensis, Margaron catawbensis, Margaron chathamensis, Margaron complanatus, Margaron contractus, Margaron curatus, Margaron cuvierianus, Margaron datus, Margaron decumbens, Margaron errans, Margaron exactus, Margaron fuliginosus, Margaron gastonensis, Margaron geminus, Margaron griffithianus, Margaron humerosus, Margaron indefinitus, Margaron insulsus, Margaron jejunus, Margaron mecklenbergensis, Margaron mediocris, Margaron neusensis, Margaron northamptonensis, Margaron nubilus, Margaron paliatus, Margaron percoarctatus, Margaron perlucens, Margaron postellii, Margaron protensus, Margaron purus, Margaron quadrilaterus, Margaron raeensis, Margaron raleighensis, Margaron rostrum, Margaron savannahensis, Margaron spadiceus, Margaron squameus, Margaron subflavus, Margaron subinflatus, Margaron uhareensis, Margaron vicinus, Margaron virens, Margaron weldonensis, Mya complanata, Mya rigidus, Unio abbevillensis, Unio aberrans, Unio amplus, Unio aurata, Unio baldwinensis, Unio beaverensis, Unio burkensis, Unio carinifera, Unio catawbensis, Unio chathamensis, Unio cirratus, Unio coarctata, Unio complanatus, Unio complanatus jejunus, Unio complanatus mainensis, Unio complanatus quadrilaterus, Unio complanatus subinflatus, Unio contractus, Unio curatus, Unio curvatus, Unio cuvierianus, Unio datus, Unio decumbens, Unio differtus, Unio dissimilis, Unio errans, Unio exactus, Unio fluviatilis, Unio fuliginosus, Unio gastonensis, Unio geminus, Unio georgina, Unio glabrata, Unio griffithianus, Unio humerosoides, Unio humerosus, Unio indefinilus, Unio indefinitus, Unio infulgens, Unio infuscus, Unio insulsus, Unio irwinensis, Unio jejunus, Unio ligatus, Unio mecklenbergensis, Unio mediocris, Unio neusensis, Unio northamptonensis, Unio nubilus, Unio oblongus, Unio percoarctatus, Unio perlucens, Unio postellii, Unio protensus, Unio provancheriana, Unio pullatus majusculus, Unio purpurascens, Unio purpureus, Unio purus, Unio quadrilaterus, Unio raeensis, Unio raleighensis, Unio rarisulcata, Unio ratus, Unio rhombula, Unio rigidus, Unio roanokensis northamptonensis, Unio roanokoides, Unio rostrum, Unio santeensis, Unio savannahensis, Unio spadiceus, Unio squameus, Unio subflavus, Unio subinflatus, Unio subolivaceus, Unio subparallelus, Unio subsquamosus, Unio sulcidens, Unio tortuosus, Unio uhareensis, Unio vicinus, Unio violaceus, Unio virens, Unio virginiana, Unio weldonensis, Unio wheatleyi, Unio yadkinensis

Catalogue of Life

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@misc{eastern_elliptio_2026,
  title = {Eastern Elliptio (Elliptio complanata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/eastern-elliptio},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}