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Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Obovaria olivaria

nominal species Unio ellipsis Lea, 1828

Unio ellipsis Lea, 1828 = Obovaria olivaria

Lea, 1828. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 3 [O. 1]: 268, pl. 4, fig. 4.
Type(s): SYNTYPES ANSP_56614, Ohio River.

= Obovaria olivaria

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Pseudoon olivarium (Rafinesque, 1820) — Campbell & Lydeard, 2012

+ Obovaria olivaria (Rafinesque, 1820) — Watters et al., 2009

+ Obovaria olivaria (Rafinesque, 1820) — Williams et al., 2008

+ Obovaria olivaria (Rafinesque, 1820) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998

+ Obovaria olivaria (Rafinesque) — Strayer & Jirka, 1997

+ Obovaria olivaria (Rafinesque, 1820) — Vidrine, 1993

+ Obovaria olivaria (Rafinesque, 1820) — Oesch, 1984

+ Obovaria olivaria (Rafinesque, 1820) — R.I. Johnson, 1980

+ Obovaria olivaria (Rafinesque, 1820) — Burch, 1975

+ Obovaria (Pseudoon) olivaria (Rafinesque, 1820) — Haas, 1969

+ Obovaria (Pseudoon) olivaria (Rafinesque, 1820) — Haas, 1969

+ Obovaria olivaria (Rafinesque, 1820) — Murray & Leonard, 1962

= Obovaria (Pseudoon) ellipsis (Lea) — Thiele, 1934

+ Obovaria (Pseudoon) olivaria (Rafinesque, 1820) — F.C. Baker, 1928

+ Obovaria (Pseudoon) olivaria (Rafinesque, 1820) — Frierson, 1927

+ Obovaria olivaria (Rafinesque, 1820) — Ortmann & Walker, 1922

= Obovaria (Pseudoön) ellipsis (Lea) — Utterback, 1916

+ Obovaria olivaria Raf. — Vanatta, 1915

= Obovaria (Pseudoon) ellipsis (Lea, 1828) — Simpson, 1914

= Unio ellipsis Lea — de Gregorio, 1914

= Obovaria (Pseudoon) ellipsis (Lea, 1828) — Ortmann, 1912

= Obovaria ellipsis (Lea) — Ortmann, 1910

= Obovaria ellipsis Lea — Ortmann, 1909

= Obovaria (Pseudoon) ellipsis (Lea) — Ortmann, 1909

= Obovaria (Pseudoon) ellipsis (Lea, 1828) — Simpson, 1900

= Unio (s.s.) ellipsis Lea, 1828 — Call, 1900

= Unio ellipsis Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888

= Margaron (Unio) ellipsis (Lea) — Lea, 1870

= Unio ellipsis Lea, 1828 — Sowerby, 1868

= Unio ellipsis Lea — Lapham, 1860

= Unio (Lampsilis) ellipsis Lea — Adams & Adams, 1857

+ Unio olivarius Raf. — Conrad, 1853

= Margaron (Unio) ellipsis (Lea) — Lea, 1852

= Unio ellipsis Lea — Küster, 1852

= Unio ellipsis Lea — Hanley, 1843

= Unio (s.s.) ellipsis Lea, 1828 — Swainson, 1840

= Margarita (Unio) ellipsis Lea. Eat. — Lea, 1838

= Margarita (Unio) ellipsis (Lea, 1828) — Lea, 1836

+ Unio olivarius Raf. — Ferussac, 1835

= Unio ellipsis — Jay, 1835

= Unio elipsis [sic] Lea, 1828 — Ravenel, 1834

= Unio ellipsis Lea — Lea, 1829