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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Bivalvia | ... | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Elliptio species Elliptio arctata (Conrad, 1834): synonymy 7 specimens Unio arctatus Conrad, 1834 Conrad, 1834. Amer. J. Sci. 25(2): 340, pl. 1, fig. 9. Conrad, 1834. New Fresh-Water Shells: 36, pl. 5, fig. 4. Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 245.
Unio (sec. Elliptio) arctatus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Elliptio (s.s.) arctatus — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969) Elliptio (s.s.) arctata — R.I. Johnson (1970), Burch (1975) Elliptio arctata — Kat (1983), Davis (1984), Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Vidrine (1993), ... Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023), MolluscaBase (2024) | |
Unio strigosus Lea, 1840
Lea, 1840. Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 1: 287.
Lea, 1842. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 8 [O. 3]: 198 [36], pl. 9, fig. 9. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85890, Chattahoochee R., Columbus, Georgia.
Unio (sec. Elliptio) strigosus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Elliptio (s.s.) arctatus — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969) Elliptio strigosus — Clench & Turner (1956) Elliptio (s.s.) arctata — R.I. Johnson (1970), Burch (1975) Elliptio arctata — Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Brim Box & Williams (2000), Williams et al. (2008), Williams et al. (2011), Williams et al. (2014), MolluscaBase (2024) | |
Unio tortivus Lea, 1840
Lea, 1840. Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 1: 287.
Lea, 1842. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 8 [O. 3]: 204 [42], pl. 12, fig. 17. Type(s): POSSIBLE SYNTYPE USNM_85674, Lee Co., Ga.
Unio (sec. Elliptio) arctatus var. tortivus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Elliptio (s.s.) tortivus — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969) Elliptio strigosus — Clench & Turner (1956) Elliptio (s.s.) arctata — R.I. Johnson (1970), Burch (1975) Elliptio arctata — Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Brim Box & Williams (2000), Williams et al. (2008), Williams et al. (2011), Williams et al. (2014), MolluscaBase (2024) | |
Unio lazarus Lea, 1852
Lea, 1852. Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5: 251. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1852. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 10 [O. 5]: 259 [15], pl. 14, fig. 9. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86155, Abbeville District, S.C.
Unio (sec. Elliptio) lazarus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Elliptio dilatata subgibbosa — Utterback (1915) Elliptio (s.s.) arctatus — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969) Elliptio (s.s.) arctata — R.I. Johnson (1970), Burch (1975) Elliptio arctata — MolluscaBase (2024) | |
Unio perstriatus Lea, 1852
 Lea, 1852. Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 10 [O. 5]: 255 [11], pl. 12, fig. 3. Lea, 1852. Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 5: 252. [nomen nudum] Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85892, Abbeville, S.C.
Unio (sec. Elliptio) perstriatus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Elliptio (s.s.) perstriatus — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969) Elliptio (s.s.) arctata — R.I. Johnson (1970), Burch (1975) Elliptio arctata — MolluscaBase (2024) | |
Unio gracilentus Lea, 1857
Lea, 1857. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 9: 85. Lea, 1862. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 8]: 58 [62], pl. 3, fig. 205. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85976, Catawba R., Gaston Co., N.C.
Unio (sec. Elliptio) perstriatus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Elliptio (s.s.) perstriatus — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969) Elliptio (s.s.) arctata — R.I. Johnson (1970), Burch (1975) Elliptio arctata — MolluscaBase (2024) | |
Unio viridans Lea, 1859
Lea, 1859. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 170. Lea, 1860. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 8]: 337 [19], pl. 54, fig. 162. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85579, Columbus, Ga.
Unio (sec. Elliptio) tuomeyi — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Elliptio (s.s.) arctatus — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969) Elliptio strigosus — Clench & Turner (1956) Elliptio (s.s.) icterina — R.I. Johnson (1970), R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975) Elliptio arctata — Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Williams et al. (2011), Williams et al. (2014), MolluscaBase (2024) Elliptio icterina — Brim Box & Williams (2000) | |
Unio perlatus Lea, 1863
Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 193.
Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 15 [19], pl. 4, fig. 13. Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_86006, Black Rock Landing, Cape Fear R., N.C.
Unio (sec. Elliptio) perstriatus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Elliptio (s.s.) perstriatus — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969) Elliptio (s.s.) arctata — R.I. Johnson (1970), Burch (1975) Elliptio arctata — MolluscaBase (2024) | |
Taxonomic History (since 1900)Unio (sec. Elliptio) arctatus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio (sec. Elliptio) strigosus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio (sec. Elliptio) arctatus var. tortivus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio (sec. Elliptio) lazarus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio (sec. Elliptio) perstriatus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Unio (sec. Elliptio) tuomeyi — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) Elliptio dilatata subgibbosa — Utterback (1915) Elliptio (s.s.) arctatus — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969) Elliptio (s.s.) tortivus — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969) Elliptio (s.s.) perstriatus — Frierson (1927), Haas (1969) Elliptio strigosus — Clench & Turner (1956) Elliptio (s.s.) arctata — R.I. Johnson (1970), Burch (1975) Elliptio (s.s.) icterina — R.I. Johnson (1970), R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975) Elliptio arctata — Kat (1983), Davis (1984), Turgeon et al. (1988), Williams et al. (1993), Vidrine (1993), ... Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), Hauck et al. (2023), MolluscaBase (2024) Elliptio icterina — Brim Box & Williams (2000)
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