Elliptio jayensis (I. Lea, 1838) Florida Spike Giant Specimen

Elliptio jayensis (I. Lea, 1838) Florida Spike Giant Specimen

Elliptio jayensis (I. Lea, 1838) Florida Spike Giant Specimen

   In small creek which crosses Alumni Way just west of St. Johns Bluff Road (11220 Alumni Way), southeastern Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 11/17/2016.

Williams et al. (2014) wrote that the species reached 100 mm. However, in northeast Florida this reporter has never previously found a specimen larger than 75 mm.

Williams, J.D., R.S. Butler, G.L. Warren, and N.A. Johnson, 2014. Freshwater Mussels of Florida. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, AL. [i]-xv + 1-498.