MUSSELpdb
Taxonomy
Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater mussels
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Species & Genus Richness of
freshwater bivalves
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Geography
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freshwater mussels
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Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Elliptio mediocris
nominal species Unio mediocris Lea, 1863
Unio mediocris Lea, 1863 = Elliptio mediocris
Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 192.
Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 24 [28], pl. 7, fig. 22.
LECTOTYPE [AS HOLOTYPE] USNM_85611 (by R.I. Johnson, 1970: 317), Neuse R., Raleigh, N.C.
Taxonomic Opinions
= Elliptio mediocris (Lea, 1863) — Campbell & Lydeard, 2026: 289.
+ Elliptio complanata (Lightfoot, 1786) — Nagel, 2025: 168.
[not] syntype SMF 4330/1 — “Catawba River” (coll. H. von Ihering (795) ex B.H. Wright ex coll. I. Lea)
= Elliptio mediocris — Bogan, 2002: Table 2.
+ Elliptio (s.s.) complanata (Lightfoot, 1786) — Burch, 1975: 167.
+ Elliptio (s.s.) complanata (Lightfoot, 1786) — R.I. Johnson, 1970: 317.
holotype USNM_85611 — Neuse River, near [6 mi East of] Raleigh [Wake Co.], North Carolina.
+ Elliptio (s.s.) violaceus violaceus (Spengler) — Haas, 1969: 234.
+ Elliptio (s.s.) complanatus (Dillwyn, 1817) — Frierson, 1927: 31.
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) (Group of U. complanatus) complanatus “Solander” (Dillwyn) — Simpson, 1914: 655.
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) complanatus (Solander) Dillwyn — Simpson, 1900: 723.
= Unio mediocris Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888: [4].
= Margaron (Unio) mediocris (Lea) — Lea, 1870: 52.
= Unio mediocris Lea, 1863 — Lea, 1866: 28, pl. 7, fig. 22.
