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

nominal species Unio waccamawensis Lea, 1863

image of type lot

Unio waccamawensis Lea, 1863 = Elliptio congaraea

Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 193.
specimen image from publicationLea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 16 [20], pl. 5, fig. 14.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84437, Waccamaw Lake, N. Carolina.

= Elliptio congaraea

Taxonomic Opinions

= Elliptio waccamawensisHauck et al., 2023

+ Elliptio congaraea (Lea, 1831) — Graf & Cummings, 2021

= Elliptio waccamawensisInoue et al., 2018

+ Elliptio congaraea (Lea, 1831) — Williams et al., 2017

= Elliptio waccamawensis (I. Lea, 1863) — ITIS, 2012

= Elliptio waccamawensisHaag, 2012

= Elliptio waccamawensis (Lea, 1863) — IUCN, 2011

= Elliptio waccamawensis Lea, 1863 — Bogan, 2010

= Elliptio waccamawensisCummings & Graf, 2010

= Elliptio waccamawensis (Lea, 1863) — Graf & Cummings, 2007

= Elliptio waccamawensis Lea, 1863 — Bogan, 2002

= Elliptio waccamawensis (Lea, 1863) — Turgeon et al., 1998

= Elliptio waccamawensis (I. Lea) — Williams et al., 1993

= Elliptio waccamawensis (Lea, 1863) — Turgeon et al., 1988

= Elliptio waccamawensis (Lea) — Davis, 1984

= Elliptio waccamawensis (Lea) — Davis & Fuller, 1981

= Elliptio waccamawensis (Lea, 1863) — Davis et al., 1981

= Elliptio (s.s.) waccamawensis (Lea, 1863) — Burch, 1975

= Elliptio (s.s.) waccamawensis (Lea, 1863) — R.I. Johnson, 1970

= Elliptio (s.s.) waccamawensis (Lea, 1863) — Haas, 1969

= Elliptio (s.s.) waccamawensis (Lea, 1863) — Frierson, 1927

= Unio (sec. Elliptio) waccamawensis Lea, 1863 — Simpson, 1914

= Unio (sec. Elliptio) waccamawensis Lea, 1863 — Simpson, 1900

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

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

= Unio waccamawensis Lea, 1863 — Lea, 1866

 
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