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nominal species Unio mercerii Lea, 1862

image of type lot

Unio mercerii Lea, 1862 = Elliptio pullata

Lea, 1862. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 14: 169.
specimen image from publicationLea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 9]: 209 [31], pl. 31, fig. 278.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86057, Lee Co., Flint Dr., Ga.

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Elliptio pullata (Lea, 1856) — Williams et al., 2014: 217.

+ Elliptio pullata (Lea, 1856) — Williams et al., 2011: 6.

+ Elliptio pullata (Lea, 1856) — Williams et al., 2008: 208.

+ Elliptio icterina (Conrad, 1834) — Brim Box & Williams, 2000: 43.

+ Elliptio arctata (Conrad, 1834) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998: 76.

+ Elliptio (s.s.) icterina (Conrad, 1834) — Burch, 1975: 166.

+ 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.) arctatus (Conrad, 1834) — Haas, 1969: 226.

+ Elliptio strigosus (Lea, 1840) — Clench & Turner, 1956: 166.

+ Elliptio (s.s.) arctatus (Conrad, 1834) — Frierson, 1927: 28.

+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) arctatus var. tortivus Lea, 1840 — Simpson, 1914: 646.

+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) arctatus var. tortivus Lea, 1840 — Simpson, 1900: 718.

= Unio mercerii Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888: [4].

= Margaron (Unio) mercerii (Lea) — Lea, 1870: 61.