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

nominal species Unio sordidis Lea, 1852

Unio sordidis Lea, 1852 = Elliptio congaraea

Lea, 1852. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 10 [O. 5]: 254 [10].
(incorrect original spelling of Unio sordidus Lea, 1852)

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Elliptio congaraea (I. Lea, 1831) — Bieler, 2021: 17.

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