# Eastern Elliptio (*Elliptio complanata*)

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/eastern-elliptio  
Data as of: 2026-11-11

The eastern elliptio (Elliptio complanata) is a species in the order Unionida.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | Not recorded |
| Length | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded |
| Young per litter or clutch | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Not recorded |
| Countries on record | Not recorded |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Mollusca
- class: Bivalvia
- order: Unionida
- genus: Elliptio
- species: *Elliptio 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*

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Cite as: Eastern Elliptio (Elliptio complanata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/eastern-elliptio