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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Bivalvia | ... | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Elliptio nigella nominal species Unio denigratus Lea, 1857  Lea, 1857. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 9: 171.
Lea, 1859. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 200 [18], pl. 23, fig. 83.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85568, near Columbus, Ga.
= Elliptio nigella Taxonomic Opinions+ Elliptio nigella (Lea, 1852) — Williams et al., 2011 + Elliptio nigella (Lea, 1852) — Williams et al., 2008 + Elliptio (s.s.) nigella (Lea, 1853) — Burch, 1975 + Elliptio (s.s.) nigellus (Lea, 1853) — Haas, 1969 + Elliptio (s.s.) nigellus (Lea, 1853) — Frierson, 1927 + Unio (sec. Elliptio) nigellus Lea, 1853 — Simpson, 1914 + Unio (sec. Elliptio) nigellus Lea, 1853 — Simpson, 1900 = Unio denigratus Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888 = Margaron (Unio) denigratus (Lea) — Lea, 1870
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