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

nominal species Unio simpsoni B.H. Wright, 1888

Unio simpsoni B.H. Wright, 1888 = Elliptio jayensis

B.H. Wright, 1888. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 40: 117, pl. 5, fig. 1.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [5] [as ‘simpsonii’].
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_151038, Lake Woodruff, Fla.

= Elliptio jayensis

Taxonomic Opinions

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

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

+ Elliptio (s.s.) icterina (Conrad, 1834) — Burch, 1975

+ Elliptio (s.s.) icterina (Conrad, 1834) — R.I. Johnson, 1972

+ Elliptio (s.s.) icterina (Conrad, 1834) — R.I. Johnson, 1970

+ Elliptio (s.s.) jayensis (Lea, 1838) — Haas, 1969

+ Elliptio (s.s.) jayensis (Lea, 1838) — Frierson, 1927

+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) jayensis Lea, 1838 — Simpson, 1914

+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) jayensis Lea, 1838 — Simpson, 1900

= Unio simpsonii [sic] Wright — B.H. Wright, 1888