Eastern elliptio

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Eastern elliptio
Elliptio complanata.jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionida
Family: Unionidae
Genus: Elliptio
Species:
E. complanata
Binomial name
Elliptio complanata
(Lightfoot, 1786) [2]
Synonyms [3]
List
  • ? complanata Lightfoot
  • Elliptio complanata subsp. complanata(Lightfoot) 1786
  • Elliptio complanatus(Lightfoot) 1786
  • Elliptio complanatus subsp. catawbensis(I.Lea, 1857)
  • Elliptio complanatus subsp. complanatus(Lightfoot) 1786
  • Elliptio complanatus subsp. cuvierianus(I.Lea, 1853)
  • Elliptio complanatus subsp. jejunus(I.Lea, 1838)
  • Elliptio complanatus subsp. northamptonensis(I.Lea, 1862)
  • Elliptio complanatus subsp. quadrilaterus(I.Lea, 1863)
  • Elliptio complanatus subsp. subinflatus(Conrad, 1835)
  • Elliptio errans(I.Lea, 1857)
  • Elliptio geminus(I.Lea, 1856)
  • Elliptio insulsus(I.Lea, 1857)
  • Elliptio nubilus(I.Lea, 1868)
  • Elliptio rostrum(I.Lea, 1862)
  • Elliptio spadiceus(I.Lea, 1857)
  • Elliptio subinflatus(Conrad, 1835)
  • Elliptio violaceus(Spengler, 1793)
  • Elliptio violaceus subsp. cuvierianus(I.Lea, 1853)
  • Elliptio violaceus subsp. jejunus(I.Lea, 1838)
  • Elliptio violaceus subsp. northamptonensis(I.Lea, 1862)
  • Elliptio violaceus subsp. subinflatus(Conrad, 1835)
  • Elliptio violaceus subsp. wheatleyi(I.Lea, 1857)
  • Margarita (Unio) complanata(Lightfoot) 1786
  • Margarita (Unio) griffithianus(I.Lea, 1834)
  • Margarita (Unio) paliatusI.Lea, 1836
  • Margaritana decumbens(I.Lea, 1861)
  • Margaritifera decumbens(I.Lea, 1861)
  • Margaritifera decumbens(I.Lea, 1861)
  • Margaron (Unio) abbevillensis(I.Lea, 1857)
  • Margaron (Unio) aberrans(I.Lea, 1863)
  • Margaron (Unio) baldwinensis(I.Lea, 1859)
  • Margaron (Unio) beaverensis(I.Lea, 1868)
  • Margaron (Unio) burkensis(I.Lea, 1859)
  • Margaron (Unio) catawbensis(I.Lea, 1857)
  • Margaron (Unio) chathamensis(I.Lea, 1863)
  • Margaron (Unio) complanatus(Lightfoot) 1786
  • Margaron (Unio) contractus(I.Lea, 1857)
  • Margaron (Unio) curatus(I.Lea, 1863)
  • Margaron (Unio) cuvierianus(I.Lea, 1853)
  • Margaron (Unio) datus(I.Lea, 1868)
  • Margaron (Unio) decumbens(I.Lea, 1861)
  • Margaron (Unio) errans(I.Lea, 1857)
  • Margaron (Unio) exactus(I.Lea, 1858)
  • Margaron (Unio) fuliginosus(I.Lea, 1845)
  • Margaron (Unio) gastonensis(I.Lea, 1863)
  • Margaron (Unio) geminus(I.Lea, 1856)
  • Margaron (Unio) griffithianus(I.Lea, 1834)
  • Margaron (Unio) humerosus(I.Lea, 1868)
  • Margaron (Unio) indefinitus(I.Lea, 1863)
  • Margaron (Unio) insulsus(I.Lea, 1857)
  • Margaron (Unio) jejunus(I.Lea, 1838)
  • Margaron (Unio) mecklenbergensis(I.Lea, 1863)
  • Margaron (Unio) mediocris(I.Lea, 1863)
  • Margaron (Unio) neusensis(I.Lea, 1858)
  • Margaron (Unio) northamptonensis(I.Lea, 1862)
  • Margaron (Unio) nubilus(I.Lea, 1868)
  • Margaron (Unio) paliatus(I.Lea, 1836)
  • Margaron (Unio) percoarctatus(I.Lea, 1857)
  • Margaron (Unio) perlucens(I.Lea, 1863)
  • Margaron (Unio) postellii(I.Lea, 1858)
  • Margaron (Unio) protensus(I.Lea, 1865)
  • Margaron (Unio) purus(I.Lea, 1858)
  • Margaron (Unio) quadrilaterus(I.Lea, 1863)
  • Margaron (Unio) raeensis(I.Lea, 1859)
  • Margaron (Unio) raleighensis(I.Lea, 1863)
  • Margaron (Unio) rostrum(I.Lea, 1862)
  • Margaron (Unio) savannahensis(I.Lea, 1857)
  • Margaron (Unio) spadiceus(I.Lea, 1857)
  • Margaron (Unio) squameus(I.Lea, 1862)
  • Margaron (Unio) subflavus(I.Lea, 1857)
  • Margaron (Unio) subinflatus(Conrad, 1835)
  • Margaron (Unio) uhareensis(I.Lea, 1868)
  • Margaron (Unio) vicinus(I.Lea, 1856)
  • Margaron (Anodonta) virens(I.Lea, 1857)
  • Margaron (Unio) weldonensis(I.Lea, 1863)
  • Mya complanata(Lightfoot) 1786
  • Mya rigidusWood, 1828
  • Unio abbevillensisI.Lea, 1857
  • Unio aberransI.Lea, 1863
  • Unio amplusI.Lea, 1872
  • Unio (Elliptio) aurataRafinesque, 1820
  • Unio baldwinensisI.Lea, 1859
  • Unio beaverensisI.Lea, 1868
  • Unio burkensisI.Lea, 1859
  • Unio cariniferaLamarck, 1819
  • Unio catawbensisI.Lea, 1857
  • Unio chathamensisI.Lea, 1863
  • Unio cirratusI.Lea, 1874
  • Unio coarctataLamarck, 1819
  • Unio (Elliptio) complanatus(Lightfoot) 1786
  • Unio (Elliptio) complanatus subsp. jejunusI.Lea, 1838
  • Unio complanatus subsp. mainensisRich, 1915
  • Unio (Elliptio) complanatus subsp. quadrilaterusI.Lea, 1863
  • Unio complanatus subsp. subinflatusConrad, 1835
  • Unio contractusI.Lea, 1857
  • Unio curatusI.Lea, 1863
  • Unio curvatusI.Lea, 1872
  • Unio cuvierianusI.Lea, 1852
  • Unio datusI.Lea, 1868
  • Unio decumbensI.Lea, 1861
  • Unio differtusI.Lea, 1872
  • Unio dissimilisI.Lea, 1872
  • Unio erransI.Lea, 1857
  • Unio exactusI.Lea, 1858
  • Unio fluviatilisGreen, 1827
  • Unio fuliginosusI.Lea, 1845
  • Unio gastonensisI.Lea, 1863
  • Unio geminusI.Lea, 1857
  • Unio georginaLamarck, 1819
  • Unio glabrataLamarck, 1819
  • Unio griffithianusI.Lea, 1834
  • Unio humerosoidesI.Lea, 1868
  • Unio humerosusI.Lea, 1868
  • Unio indefinilusI.Lea, 1863
  • Unio indefinitusLea, 1863
  • Unio infulgensI.Lea, 1874
  • Unio infuscusI.Lea, 1872
  • Unio insulsusI.Lea, 1857
  • Unio irwinensisI.Lea, 1872
  • Unio jejunusI.Lea, 1838
  • Unio ligatusI.Lea, 1872
  • Unio mecklenbergensisI.Lea, 1863
  • Unio mediocrisI.Lea, 1863
  • Unio neusensisI.Lea, 1858
  • Unio northamptonensisI.Lea, 1862
  • Unio nubilusI.Lea, 1868
  • Unio oblongusI.Lea, 1872
  • Unio percoarctatusI.Lea, 1857
  • Unio perlucensI.Lea, 1863
  • Unio postelliiI.Lea, 1858
  • Unio protensusI.Lea, 1865
  • Unio (Arconaia) provancherianaPilsbry, 1890
  • Unio pullatus subsp. majusculusde Gregorio, 1914
  • Unio purpurascensLamarck, 1819
  • Unio purpureusSay, 1817
  • Unio purusI.Lea, 1858
  • Unio quadrilaterusI.Lea, 1863
  • Unio raeensisI.Lea, 1859
  • Unio raleighensisI.Lea, 1863
  • Unio rarisulcataLamarck, 1819
  • Unio ratusI.Lea, 1872
  • Unio rhombulaLamarck, 1819
  • Unio rigidusWood, 1828
  • Unio (Elliptio) roanokensis subsp. northamptonensisI.Lea, 1862
  • Unio roanokoidesI.Lea, 1868
  • Unio rostrumI.Lea, 1862
  • Unio santeensisI.Lea, 1871
  • Unio savannahensisI.Lea, 1857
  • Unio spadiceusI.Lea, 1857
  • Unio squameusI.Lea, 1862
  • Unio subflavusI.Lea, 1857
  • Unio subinflatus(Conrad, 1835)
  • Unio (Elliptio) subinflatusConrad, 1835
  • Unio subolivaceusI.Lea, 1874
  • Unio subparallelusI.Lea, 1872
  • Unio subsquamosusI.Lea, 1872
  • Unio sulcidensLamarck, 1819
  • Unio tortuosusG.B.Sowerby II, 1868
  • Unio uhareensisI.Lea, 1868
  • Unio vicinusI.Lea, 1857
  • Unio violaceusSpengler, 1793
  • Unio virensI.Lea, 1857
  • Unio virginianaLamarck, 1819
  • Unio weldonensisI.Lea, 1863
  • Unio wheatleyiI.Lea, 1857
  • Unio yadkinensisI.Lea, 1872

The eastern elliptio (Elliptio complanata) is a freshwater mussel in the Unionidae family, native to Canada and the United States. It is a bivalve member of the phylum Mollusca. Not only is it found in Canada and the United States, but it is frequently the most abundant species of mussel found in its home waterways. It is the most common mussel in the Delaware River [4] and the most common mussel found in the state of New Hampshire and Vermont. [5] [6] It can be found in the substrate at the bottom of lakes, ponds and rivers. Size is variable, but can reach up to 13 centimetres (5.1 in) in length. [7] [8]

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Reproduction

The eastern elliptio reproduces sexually via spawning from third week of April to second week of June. [9]

Life cycle

Like most Unionidae, Elliptio complanata begins as an egg within the gills of the female elliptio, matures into a glochidium, attaches itself to a host fish species and then becomes a juvenile mussel. Elliptio complanata is known to attach to several fish species including American eel Anguilla rostrata , brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis , lake trout Salvelinus namaycush , mottled sculpin Cottus bairdii , and slimy sculpin Cottus cognatus . It has the most success maturing on the American eel. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Cummings, K.; Cordeiro, J. (2011). "Elliptio complanata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T188880A8656796. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T188880A8656796.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Elliptio complanata (Lightfoot, 1786)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved September 18, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Elliptio complanata (Lightfoot) 1786". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  4. ↑ Lake, Mailing Address: 274 River Road Beach; Us, PA 18405 Phone: 570 685-4871 Contact. "Mollusks - Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  5. ↑ "Elliptio complanata | Vermont Atlas of Life". val.vtecostudies.org. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  6. ↑ Department, NH Fish and Game. "Eastern elliptio | Nongame | New Hampshire Fish and Game Department". www.wildlife.state.nh.us. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  7. ↑ "Elliptio complanata (Eastern elliptio) - Michigan Natural Features Inventory". mnfi.anr.msu.edu. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  8. ↑ "Elliptio complanata : Eastern Elliptio | Rare Species Guide | Minnesota DNR". www.dnr.state.mn.us. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  9. ↑ "Elliptio complanata (Eastern elliptio) - Michigan Natural Features Inventory". mnfi.anr.msu.edu. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  10. ↑ Lellis, William A.; St. John White, Barbara; Cole, Jeffrey C.; Johnson, Connie S.; Devers, Julie L.; van Snik-Gray, Ellen; Galbraith, Heather S. (2013). "Newly documented host fishes for the eastern elliptio mussel (Elliptio complanata)". Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management. 4 (1): 7585. doi:10.3996/102012-JFWM-094.

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