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

nominal species Unio burtchianus S.H. Wright, 1897

S.H. Wright, 1897. Nautilus 10(12): 137.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE USNM_149653, St. Marys Riv., [Nassau Co.]., Florida.

= Elliptio occulta

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Elliptio occulta (Lea, 1843) — Williams et al., 2014

+ Elliptio occulta (Lea, 1843) — 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.) lehmanii (Wright, S.H., 1897) — Haas, 1969

+ Elliptio (s.s.) lehmani (Wright, S.H., 1897) — Frierson, 1927

= Unio (sec. Elliptio) burtchianus Wright, S.H., 1897 — Simpson, 1914

= Unio (sec. Elliptio) burtchianus Wright, S.H., 1897 — Simpson, 1900

= Unio burtchianus S.H. Wright — Simpson, 1900

 
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