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