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

nominal species Unio radiolus Lea, 1871

Unio radiolus Lea, 1871 = Elliptio icterina

Lea, 1871. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 23: 192.
Lea, 1874. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 8 [O. 13]: 21 [25], pl. 6, fig. 18.
Type(s): FIGURED SYNTYPE USNM_85652, Ogeechee R., Liberty Co., Ga.

= 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 radiolus Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888