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

nominal species Unio palliatus Ravenel, 1875

Unio palliatus Ravenel, 1875 = Elliptio complanata

‘Lea’ Ravenel, 1875. Cat. Rec. Shells: 57.
(error for Margarita (Unio) paliatus Lea, 1836)

= Elliptio complanata

Taxonomic Opinions

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

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

+ Elliptio (s.s.) errans (Lea, 1856) — Frierson, 1927

+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) errans Lea, 1856 — Simpson, 1900

= Unio palliatus Rav. — B.H. Wright, 1888

= Unio (Niäa) palliatus Raven. — Adams & Adams, 1857

 
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