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

nominal species Unio dispalans B.H. Wright, 1899

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Unio dispalans B.H. Wright, 1899 = Elliptio occulta

B.H. Wright, 1899. Nautilus 13: 50.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_159986, Suwanee R., Fla.

= Elliptio occulta

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Elliptio occulta (Lea, 1843) — Williams et al., 2014

+ Elliptio occulta (Lea, 1843) — Williams et al., 2011

+ Elliptio (s.s.) icterina (Conrad, 1834) — Burch, 1975

+ Elliptio (s.s.) icterina (Conrad, 1834) — R.I. Johnson, 1972

+ Elliptio (s.s.) icterina (Conrad, 1834) — R.I. Johnson, 1970

= Uniomerus dispalans (Wright, B.H., 1899) — Haas, 1969

= Elliptio (Uniomerus) dispalans (Wright, B.H., 1899) — Frierson, 1927

= Unio (sec. Elliptio) dispalans Wright, B.H., 1899 — Simpson, 1914

= Unio (sec. Elliptio) dispalans Wright, B.H., 1899 — Simpson, 1900

= Unio dispalans B.H. Wright — Simpson, 1900

 
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