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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Bivalvia | Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Elliptio

species Elliptio monroensis (Lea, 1843): synonymy
     5 specimens

Unio monroensis Lea, 1843
Lea, 1843. [privately published sheet]: [1].
Lea, 1845. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 9 [O. 4]: 279 [37], pl. 41, fig. 8.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) USNM_85169, L. Monroe, Florida.

Unio (sec. Elliptio) monroensisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Elliptio (s.s.) buddianus-monroensisFrierson (1927)
Elliptio (s.s.) buddianusHaas (1969)
Elliptio (s.s.) dariensisR.I. Johnson (1970), R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975)
Elliptio monroensisTurgeon et al. (1998), Lee (2006), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), ... Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), MolluscaBase (2024), FMCS (2025)

Unio anthonyi Lea, 1861
Lea, 1861. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 13: 41.
Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 9]: 197 [19], pl. 27, fig. 266.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84986, Florida.

Unio (sec. Elliptio) pusillusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Elliptio (s.s.) anthonyiFrierson (1927)
Haas (1969)
Elliptio (s.s.) fraternaR.I. Johnson (1970), Burch (1975)
Elliptio monroensisWilliams et al. (2011), Williams et al. (2014)

Unio websterii B.H. Wright, 1888
B.H. Wright, 1888. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 40: 113, pl. 2, fig. 2.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_125697 (by R.I. Johnson, 1967: 10), [Lake Woodruff, Volusia Co., Florida].

Unio (sec. Elliptio) websteriSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Elliptio (s.s.) buddianusFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Elliptio (s.s.) dariensisR.I. Johnson (1970), R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975)
Elliptio monroensisWilliams et al. (2011), Williams et al. (2014)

Unio hartwrightii B.H. Wright, 1896
B.H. Wright, 1896. Nautilus 9(11): 121, pl. 2, figs. 4-6.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_151031, St. Johns River, Blue Springs, Fla.

Unio (sec. Elliptio) hartwrightiSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Elliptio (s.s.) buddianus-hartwrightiiFrierson (1927)
Elliptio (s.s.) buddianusHaas (1969)
Elliptio (s.s.) dariensisR.I. Johnson (1970), R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975)
Elliptio monroensisWilliams et al. (2011), Williams et al. (2014)

Unio polymorphus B.H. Wright, 1899
B.H. Wright, 1899. Nautilus 13(4): 42.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_152060 (by R.I. Johnson, 1967: 8), Spanish Creek, Charleton Co., Ga.

Unio (sec. Elliptio) polymorphusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Elliptio (s.s.) polymorphusFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Elliptio (s.s.) crassidens crassidensR.I. Johnson (1970)
Elliptio (s.s.) crassidensBurch (1975)
Elliptio crassidensParmalee & Bogan (1998), Watters et al. (2009)
Elliptio monroensisWilliams et al. (2011), Williams et al. (2014)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Unio (sec. Elliptio) monroensisSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (sec. Elliptio) pusillusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (sec. Elliptio) websteriSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (sec. Elliptio) hartwrightiSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (sec. Elliptio) polymorphusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Elliptio (s.s.) buddianus-monroensisFrierson (1927)
Elliptio (s.s.) anthonyiFrierson (1927)
Elliptio (s.s.) buddianusFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Elliptio (s.s.) buddianus-hartwrightiiFrierson (1927)
Elliptio (s.s.) polymorphusFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Haas (1969)
Elliptio (s.s.) dariensisR.I. Johnson (1970), R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975)
Elliptio (s.s.) fraternaR.I. Johnson (1970), Burch (1975)
Elliptio (s.s.) crassidens crassidensR.I. Johnson (1970)
Elliptio (s.s.) crassidensBurch (1975)
Elliptio monroensisTurgeon et al. (1998), Lee (2006), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), ... Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), MolluscaBase (2024), FMCS (2025)
Elliptio crassidensParmalee & Bogan (1998), Watters et al. (2009)

 
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