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

nominal species Unio limatulus Conrad, 1849

Unio limatulus Conrad, 1849 = Elliptio icterina

Conrad, 1849. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4: 154.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 251.

= Elliptio icterina

Taxonomic Opinions

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

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

+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) confertus Lea, 1834 — Simpson, 1914

+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) confertus Lea, 1834 — Simpson, 1900

= Unio limatulus Con. — B.H. Wright, 1888

= Margaron (Unio) limatulus (Con.) — Lea, 1870

= Unio (Niäa) limatulus Conr. — Adams & Adams, 1857

= Unio limatulus Con., 1849 — Conrad, 1853

= Margaron (Unio) limatulus (Con.) — Lea, 1852

 
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