Elliptio downiei (Lea, 1858)


1. Satilla River, Pierce/Brantly Co., GA - 77 mm
2. Satilla River, Charlton Co., GA - 63 mm

Type locality: Buck Lake, a bayou of the Satilla River, Wayne Co., Georgia.

Range: Endemic to the Satilla River system.

Remarks: This a smallish species, usually inflated and polished. Juveniles are rayed. Locally abundant.

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