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nominal species Unio denigratus Lea, 1857

Unio denigratus Lea, 1857 = Elliptio nigella

Lea, 1857. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 9: 171.
Lea, 1859. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 200 [18], pl. 23, fig. 83.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85568, near Columbus, Ga.

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Elliptio nigella (Lea, 1852) — Williams et al., 2011: 6.

+ Elliptio nigella (Lea, 1852) — Williams et al., 2008: 204.

+ Elliptio (s.s.) nigella (Lea, 1853) — Burch, 1975: 162.

+ Elliptio (s.s.) nigellus (Lea, 1853) — Haas, 1969: 225.

+ Elliptio (s.s.) nigellus (Lea, 1853) — Frierson, 1927: 28.

+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) nigellus Lea, 1853 — Simpson, 1914: 647.

+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) nigellus Lea, 1853 — Simpson, 1900: 718.

= Unio denigratus Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888: [2].

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