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

nominal species Unio subluridus Simpson, 1892

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Unio subluridus Simpson, 1892 = Elliptio jayensis

Simpson, 1892. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 15(911): 432, pl. 83, figs. 3-4.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 743.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_104002, Orange Springs, Volusia Co., Florida.

= Elliptio jayensis

Taxonomic Opinions

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

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

+ Popenaias buckleyi (Lea, 1841) — Burch, 1975

+ Elliptio (s.s.) buckleyi (Lea, 1843) — R.I. Johnson, 1972

= Elliptio (s.s.) subluridus (Simpson, 1892) — Haas, 1969

= Elliptio (s.s.) subluridus (Simpson, 1900) — Frierson, 1927

= Unio (sec. Elliptio) subluridus Simpson, 1892 — Simpson, 1914

= Unio (sec. Uniomerus) subluridus Simpson, 1892 — Simpson, 1900

 
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