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

nominal species Unio leonensis Simpson, 1892

Unio leonensis Simpson, 1892 = Elliptio jayensis

‘Wright’ Simpson, 1892. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 15(911): 419, pl. 62, figs. 3-4.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_91141, Lake Woodruff, near DeLeon, Fla.

= Elliptio jayensis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Elliptio jayensis (Lea, 1838) — Williams et al., 2014

+ Elliptio jayensis (Lea, 1838) — Williams et al., 2011

+ Elliptio (s.s.) jayensis (Lea, 1838) — Burch, 1975

+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) jayensis Lea, 1838 — Simpson, 1914