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Bivalvia | Unionida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Elliptio
species Elliptio roanokensis (Lea, 1838): synonymy
Synonymy
Unio roanokensis Lea, 1838
Lea, 1836. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 30. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 27, pl. 8, fig. 21.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85423, Roanoke R., near Tarborough, N.C.
Unio (sec. Elliptio) roanokensis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Elliptio (s.s.) complanatus-subinflatus — Frierson (1927)
Unio roanokensis — Henderson (1935)
Elliptio (s.s.) violaceus subinflatus — Haas (1969)
Elliptio (s.s.) complanata — R.I. Johnson (1970), Burch (1975)
Elliptio roanokensis — Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Turgeon et al. (1998), Bogan (2002), Graf & Cummings (2007), ... Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), MolluscaBase (2024), FMCS (2025)
Unio roanoakensis ‘Lea’ of Authors
‘Lea’ of Authors.
Hanley, 1843. Illustr. Descr. Cat. Rec. Bivalve Shells: 199.
Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 67, sp. 341.
(error for Unio roanokensis Lea, 1838)
Unio (sec. Elliptio) roanokensis — Simpson (1900)
Unio macer Lea, 1857
Lea, 1857. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 9: 86.
Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 9]: 202 [24], pl. 29, fig. 271.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85425, Roanoke R., Weldon, N.C.
Unio (sec. Elliptio) roanokensis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Elliptio (s.s.) complanatus — Frierson (1927)
Elliptio (s.s.) complanata — R.I. Johnson (1970), Burch (1975)
Unio latus Lea, 1859
Lea, 1859. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 171.
Lea, 1860. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 8]: 334 [16], pl. 53, fig. 159.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85898, Savannah, Ga.
Unio (sec. Elliptio) roanokensis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Elliptio (s.s.) complanatus — Frierson (1927)
Elliptio (s.s.) violaceus violaceus — Haas (1969)
Elliptio (s.s.) complanata — R.I. Johnson (1970), Burch (1975)
Unio roanokoides Lea, 1868
Lea, 1868. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 20: 164.
Unio roanokensis — Henderson (1935)
Elliptio judithae Clarke, 1986
Clarke, 1986. Malac. Data Net 1(4): 82, pl. 3, figs. 1-4.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE ANSP_363332, Seven Springs, Wayne County, Neuse River, North Carolina.
Elliptio judithae — Turgeon et al. (1998), Bogan (2002), Graf & Cummings (2007), Cummings & Graf (2010), ITIS (2012), Haag (2012), MolluscaBase (2024)
Elliptio roanokensis — Williams et al. (2017), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Taxonomic History (since 1900)
Unio (sec. Elliptio) roanokensis — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Elliptio (s.s.) complanatus-subinflatus — Frierson (1927)
Elliptio (s.s.) complanatus — Frierson (1927)
Unio roanokensis — Henderson (1935)
Elliptio (s.s.) violaceus subinflatus — Haas (1969)
Elliptio (s.s.) violaceus violaceus — Haas (1969)
Elliptio (s.s.) complanata — R.I. Johnson (1970), Burch (1975)
Elliptio roanokensis — Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Turgeon et al. (1998), Bogan (2002), Graf & Cummings (2007), ... Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), MolluscaBase (2024), FMCS (2025)
Elliptio judithae — Turgeon et al. (1998), Bogan (2002), Graf & Cummings (2007), Cummings & Graf (2010), ITIS (2012), Haag (2012), MolluscaBase (2024)
