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

nominal species Unio corvus Lea, 1859

Unio corvus Lea, 1859 = Elliptio congaraea

Lea, 1859. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 112.
Lea, 1859. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 217 [35], pl. 28, fig. 97.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84539, Buckhead Cr., Burke Co., Ga.

= 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 corvus Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888

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

= Unio corvus Lea, 1859 — Sowerby, 1868