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nominal species Unio hepaticus Lea, 1859

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Unio hepaticus Lea, 1859 = Elliptio icterina

Lea, 1859. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 154.
Lea, 1860. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 8]: 348 [30], pl. 57, fig. 173.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85559, Salkehatchie R., S. Carolina.

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Elliptio icterina (Conrad, 1834) — Graf & Cummings, 2021: 19.

+ Elliptio icterina (Conrad, 1834) — Williams et al., 2017: 37.

= Elliptio hepatica (I. Lea, 1859) — ITIS, 2012: [web].

= Elliptio hepaticaHaag, 2012: 73.

= Elliptio hepatica Lea, 1859 — Bogan, 2010: [12].

= Elliptio hepaticaCummings & Graf, 2010: 375.

= Elliptio hepatica (Lea, 1859) — Graf & Cummings, 2007: 307.

= Elliptio hepatica (Lea, 1859) — Turgeon et al., 1998: 33.

+ Elliptio (s.s.) icterina (Conrad, 1834) — Burch, 1975: 164.

+ Elliptio (s.s.) icterina (Conrad, 1834) — R.I. Johnson, 1972: 206.

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

= Elliptio (s.s.) hepaticus (Lea, 1859) — Haas, 1969: 225.

= Elliptio (s.s.) hepaticus (Lea, 1859) — Frierson, 1927: 28, sp. 81.

+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) obnubilus Lea, 1857 — Simpson, 1914: 642.

+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) obnubilus Lea, 1857 — Simpson, 1900: 717.

= Unio hepaticus Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888: [3].

= Margaron (Unio) hepaticus (Lea) — Lea, 1870: 52.