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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!
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Bivalvia | ... | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Elliptio fumata nominal species Unio quadratus Lea, 1859 Lea, 1859. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 172. Lea, 1860. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 8]: 338 [20], pl. 54, fig. 163. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85718, Factory Cr., near Columbus, Ga.
= Elliptio fumata Taxonomic Opinions+ Elliptio fumata (Lea, 1857) — Williams et al., 2008 + Elliptio complanata (Lightfoot, 1786) — Brim Box & Williams, 2000 + Elliptio (s.s.) complanata (Lightfoot, 1786) — Burch, 1975 + Elliptio (s.s.) complanata (Lightfoot, 1786) — R.I. Johnson, 1970 + Elliptio (s.s.) violaceus violaceus (Spengler, 1793) — Haas, 1969 + Elliptio (s.s.) complanatus (Dillwyn, 1817) — Frierson, 1927 + Unio (sec. Elliptio) complanatus (‘Solander’ Dillwyn, 1817) — Simpson, 1914 + Unio (sec. Elliptio) complanatus (Solander) Dillwyn, 1817 — Simpson, 1900 = Unio quadratus Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888 = Margaron (Unio) quadratus (Lea) — Lea, 1870
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