Publication Davis et al. (1981): summary

Full Citation

Davis, G.M., W.H. Heard, S.L.H. Fuller & C. Hesterman. 1981. Molecular genetics and speciation in Elliptio and its relationships to other taxa of North American Unionidae (Bivalvia). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 15: 131-150. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Unio cistelliformis ‘Lea’ of Authors = Elliptio cistellaeformis

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 716.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 641.
Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 29.
Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 228.
R.I. Johnson, 1970. Bull. MCZ 140(6): 317.
Davis et al., 1981. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 15: 135.
Davis, 1984. Malacologia 25(2): 631.
Williams et al., 1993. Fisheries 18(9): 11.
Haag, 2012. N. Amer. Freshw. Mussels: 73.
(error for Unio cistellaeformis Lea, 1863)

Taxonomic Opinions

Anodonta cataracta (Say, 1817) = Pyganodon cataracta

Elliptio cistelliformis [sic] (Lea, 1863) = Elliptio cistellaeformis

Elliptio complanata (Lightfoot, 1786)

Elliptio icterina (Conrad, 1834)

Elliptio lanceolata (Lea, 1828) = Elliptio lanceolata + Elliptio fisheriana + Elliptio folliculata

+ Unio fisherianus Lea, 1838

+ Unio folliculatus Lea, 1838

Elliptio waccamawensis (Lea, 1863) = Elliptio congaraea

Fusconaia succissa (Lea, 1852) = Pustulosa succissa

Lampsilis teres (Rafinesque, 1820)

Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)