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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.

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Elliptio jayensis (Lea, 1838) — Williams et al., 2014: 198.

+ Elliptio jayensis (Lea, 1838) — Williams et al., 2011: 6.

+ Elliptio (s.s.) icterina (Conrad, 1834) — Burch, 1975: 173.

+ Elliptio (s.s.) icterina (Conrad, 1834) — R.I. Johnson, 1972: 207.

+ Elliptio (s.s.) icterina (Conrad, 1834) — R.I. Johnson, 1970: 327.

+ Elliptio (s.s.) jayensis (Lea, 1838) — Haas, 1969: 220.

+ Elliptio (s.s.) jayensis (Lea, 1838) — Frierson, 1927: 27.

+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) jayensis Lea, 1838 — Simpson, 1914: 630.

+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) jayensis Lea, 1838 — Simpson, 1900: 714.

= Unio simpsonii [sic] Wright — B.H. Wright, 1888: [5].