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

nominal species Unio moussonianus Lea, 1852

Unio moussonianus Lea, 1852 = Elliptio congaraea

Lea, 1852. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 10 [O. 5]: 268 [24], pl. 118, fig. 22.
Lea, 1852. Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5: 251. [nomen nudum]
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85168, 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.) forbesianus (Lea, 1853) — Frierson, 1927

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

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

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

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

= Unio (Hyridella) moussonianus Lea — Adams & Adams, 1857

= Unio moussianus [sic] Lea, 1852 — Conrad, 1853

= Margaron (Unio) moussonianus (Lea) — Lea, 1852