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

nominal species Unio fluviatilis Green, 1827

Unio fluviatilis Green, 1827 = Elliptio complanata

Green, 1827. Contrib. Maclurian Lyceum 1: 41.

= Elliptio complanata

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Elliptio complanata (Lightfoot) — Strayer & Jirka, 1997

+ Elliptio (s.s.) complanata (Lightfoot, 1786) — Burch, 1975

+ Elliptio (s.s.) complanata (Lightfoot, 1786) — R.I. Johnson, 1970

+ Elliptio (s.s.) violaceus violaceus (Spengler, 1793) — Haas, 1969

+ Elliptio (s.s.) complanatus (Dillwyn, 1817) — Frierson, 1927

+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) complanatus (‘Solander’ Dillwyn, 1817) — Simpson, 1914

+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) complanatus (Solander) Dillwyn, 1817 — Simpson, 1900

+ Margaron (Unio) complanata (Solan.) — Lea, 1870

+ Margaron (Unio) complanatus (Soland. Dill.) — Lea, 1852

+ Margarita (Unio) complanatus Lea — Lea, 1838

+ Margarita (Unio) complanata (‘Solander’ Dillwyn, 1817) — Lea, 1836

+ Unio complanatus Soland., Dilw. — Ferussac, 1835

+ Unio complanatus Solander MSS. — Lea, 1829

 
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