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nominal species Unio quadratus Lea, 1859

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Unio quadratus Lea, 1859 = Elliptio fumata

Lea, 1859. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 172.
Lea, 1860. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 8]: 338 [20], pl. 54, fig. 163.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85718, Factory Cr., near Columbus, Ga.

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Elliptio fumata (Lea, 1857) — Williams et al., 2008: 197.

+ Elliptio complanata (Lightfoot, 1786) — Brim Box & Williams, 2000: 37.

+ Elliptio (s.s.) complanata (Lightfoot, 1786) — Burch, 1975: 171.

+ Elliptio (s.s.) complanata (Lightfoot, 1786) — R.I. Johnson, 1970: 316.

+ Elliptio (s.s.) violaceus violaceus (Spengler, 1793) — Haas, 1969: 234.

+ Elliptio (s.s.) complanatus (Dillwyn, 1817) — Frierson, 1927: 31.

+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) complanatus (‘Solander’ Dillwyn, 1817) — Simpson, 1914: 655.

+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) complanatus (Solander) Dillwyn, 1817 — Simpson, 1900: 723.

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

= Margaron (Unio) quadratus (Lea) — Lea, 1870: 54.