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Bivalvia | Unionida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Elliptio

species Elliptio marsupiobesa Fuller, 1972: synonymy

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Elliptio marsupiobesa Fuller, 1972

Fuller, 1972. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 124: ??.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE ANSP_324501, Cape Fear R., 0.1 mi downstream from Carvers Creek, about 3 mi SW of Slocomb, and about 6 mi NNE of Fayetteville, Cumberland Co., N.C.

Elliptio (s.s.) marsupiobesaBurch (1975)
Elliptio marsupiobesaTurgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Turgeon et al. (1998), Bogan (2002), Graf & Cummings (2007), ... Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), MolluscaBase (2024), FMCS (2025)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Elliptio (s.s.) marsupiobesaBurch (1975)
Elliptio marsupiobesaTurgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Turgeon et al. (1998), Bogan (2002), Graf & Cummings (2007), ... Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), MolluscaBase (2024), FMCS (2025)

 
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