Publication Johnson & Clarke (1983): summary

Full Citation

Johnson, R.I. & A.H. Clarke. 1983. A new spiny mussel, Elliptio (Canthyria) steinstansa (Bivalvia: Unionidae), from the Tar River, North Carolina. Occasional Papers on Mollusks 4(61): 289-298. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

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Elliptio (Canthyria) steinstansana Johnson & Clarke, 1983 = Parvaspina steinstansana

Johnson & Clarke, 1983. Occ. Pap. Moll. 4(61): 291pl. 40, figs. 4-5.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) MCZ_282677, Tar River, 1.5 mi N. Tarboro, North Carolina.

Taxonomic Opinions

Elliptio (Canthyria) spinosus (Lea) = Elliptio spinosa

Elliptio (Canthyria) steinstansana new species = Parvaspina steinstansana

Fusconaia collina (Conrad) = Parvaspina collina

Fusconaia masoni (Conrad)