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

nominal species Unio planilaterus ‘Conrad’ of Authors

Unio planilaterus ‘Conrad’ of Authors = Elliptio congaraea

‘Conrad’ of Authors.
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 32.
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 51.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [4].
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 722.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 653.
(error for Unio planilateris Conrad, 1838)

= Elliptio congaraea

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