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Elliptio maywebbae B. H. Wright, 1934

858911  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:858911)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Bivalvia (Class)
  5. Autobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
  7. Palaeoheterodonta (Subterclass)
  8. Unionida (Order)
  9. Unionoidea (Superfamily)
  10. Unionidae (Family)
  11. Ambleminae (Subfamily)
  12. Pleurobemini (Tribe)
  13. Elliptio (Genus)
  14. Elliptio maywebbae (Species)
 unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Wright, B. H. (1934). A new Florida pearly fresh-water mussel. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 48(1): 28-29; vol. 47, pl. 13, figs. 5-8., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520861 [details] 
Type locality contained in USA  
type locality contained in USA (origin: native) [details]
, Note "Near Seminole Springs, 15 miles southeast of...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality "Near Seminole Springs, 15 miles southeast of Eustis. Florida" [details]
Etymology Named for the wife of Walter F. Webb.  
Etymology Named for the wife of Walter F. Webb. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Elliptio maywebbae B. H. Wright, 1934. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=858911 on 2025-09-11
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2015-10-16 12:17:34Z
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Bieler, Rüdiger
2020-02-06 08:22:14Z
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Bieler, Rüdiger
2022-08-19 01:07:04Z
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Auffenberg, Kurt

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original description Wright, B. H. (1934). A new Florida pearly fresh-water mussel. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 48(1): 28-29; vol. 47, pl. 13, figs. 5-8., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520861 [details] 

basis of record Williams, J. D., Butler, R. S., Warren, G. L. & Johnson, N. A. (2014). Freshwater Mussels of Florida. <em>University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa.</em> 498 pp. [details] 

additional source InvertEBase. (2015). Authority files of U.S. and Canadian land and freshwater mollusks developed for the InvertEBase project (invertebase.org). [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for the wife of Walter F. Webb. [details]

Type locality "Near Seminole Springs, 15 miles southeast of Eustis. Florida" [details]
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 425354 Elliptio maywebbae Holotype) 
Unreviewed
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