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

nominal species Unio tetricus Lea, 1857

Unio tetricus Lea, 1857 = Elliptio pullata

Lea, 1857. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 9: 170.
Lea, 1859. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 195 [13], pl. 22, fig. 78.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85655, Flint R., Albany, Ga.

= Elliptio pullata

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Elliptio pullata (Lea, 1856) — Williams et al., 2014

+ Elliptio pullata (Lea, 1856) — Williams et al., 2011

+ Elliptio pullata (Lea, 1856) — Williams et al., 2008

+ Elliptio icterina (Conrad, 1834) — Brim Box & Williams, 2000

+ Elliptio arctata (Conrad, 1834) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998

+ 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.) tortivus (Lea, 1840) — Haas, 1969

+ Elliptio strigosus (Lea, 1840) — Clench & Turner, 1956

+ Elliptio (s.s.) tortivus (Lea, 1840) — Frierson, 1927

+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) arctatus var. tortivus Lea, 1840 — Simpson, 1914

+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) arctatus var. tortivus Lea, 1840 — Simpson, 1900

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

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

= Unio tetricus Lea — Küster, 1862