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Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Elliptio congaraea

nominal species Unio vestitus Lea, 1861

Unio vestitus Lea, 1861 = Elliptio congaraea

Lea, 1861. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 13: 393.
Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 9]: 189 [11], pl. 25, fig. 259.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85332, Ogeechee R., Georgia.

= Elliptio congaraea

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Elliptio (s.s.) congaraeus (Lea, 1831) — Burch, 1975

+ Elliptio (s.s.) congaraea (Lea, 1831) — R.I. Johnson, 1970

+ Elliptio (s.s.) forbesianus (Lea, 1853) — Haas, 1969

+ Elliptio (s.s.) pusillus (Lea, 1840) — Frierson, 1927

+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) forbesianus Lea, 1853 — Simpson, 1914

+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) forbesianus Lea, 1853 — Simpson, 1900

= Unio vestitus Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888

= Margaron (Unio) vestitus (Lea) — Lea, 1870