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

nominal species Unio buddianus Lea, 1843

Unio buddianus Lea, 1843 = Elliptio jayensis

Lea, 1843. [privately published sheet]: [1].
Lea, 1845. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 9 [O. 4]: 277 [35], pl. 40, fig. 5.
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE USNM_85606, L. George, Florida.

= Elliptio jayensis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Elliptio jayensis (Lea, 1838) — Williams et al., 2014

+ Elliptio jayensis (Lea, 1838) — Williams et al., 2011

+ Uniomerus tetralasmus (Say, 1830) — Burch, 1975

+ Uniomerus tetralasmus (Say, 1831) — R.I. Johnson, 1972

+ Uniomerus tetralasmus (Say, 1831) — R.I. Johnson, 1970

= Elliptio (s.s.) buddianus (Lea, 1841) — Haas, 1969

= Elliptio (s.s.) buddianus (Lea, 1843) — Frierson, 1927

+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) buckleyi Lea, 1841 — Simpson, 1914

+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) buckleyi Lea, 1841 — Simpson, 1900

= Unio (sec. Naïa) buddianus Lea, 1841 — Paetel, 1890

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

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

= Unio buddianus Lea, 1841 — Reeve, 1865

= Unio buddianus Lea — Küster, 1861

= Unio (Niäa) buddianus Lea — Adams & Adams, 1857

= Unio buddianus Lea, 1846 — Conrad, 1853

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