Left - Swift Creek, Bibb Co., GA -
Right - Deep River, Lee Co., NC - 72 mm
Elliptio angustata (Lea, 1831)
Left - Swift Creek, Bibb Co., GA -
Right - Deep River, Lee Co., NC - 72 mm
Type locality: Cooper River, South Carolina.
Range: Cape Fear, Cooper-Santee, and Altamaha River systems.
Remarks: The rarity of this species may explain its apparent disjunct distribution.