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nominal species Unio similis Lea, 1857

Unio similis Lea, 1857 = Elliptio icterina

Lea, 1857. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 9: 169.
Lea, 1858. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 6]: 91, pl. 19, fig. 71.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85653, Buckhead Cr., Burke Co., Georgia.

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Elliptio (s.s.) icterina (Conrad, 1834) — Burch, 1975: 172.

+ Elliptio (s.s.) icterina (Conrad, 1834) — R.I. Johnson, 1972: 204.

+ Elliptio (s.s.) icterina (Conrad, 1834) — R.I. Johnson, 1970: 326.

= Elliptio (s.s.) similis (Lea, 1857) — Haas, 1969: 227.

= Elliptio (s.s.) similis (Lea, 1857) — Frierson, 1927: 29, sp. 88.

+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) confertus Lea, 1834 — Simpson, 1914: 640.

+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) confertus Lea, 1834 — Simpson, 1900: 716.

= Unio similis Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888: [5].

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

= Margaron (Unio) similis (Lea) — Lea, 1870: 53.