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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) arctatusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Elliptio (s.s.) arctatusFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Elliptio (s.s.) arctataR.I. Johnson (1970), Burch (1975)
Elliptio arctataKat (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) strigosusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Elliptio (s.s.) arctatusFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Elliptio strigosusClench & Turner (1956)
Elliptio (s.s.) arctataR.I. Johnson (1970), Burch (1975)
Elliptio arctataParmalee & 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. tortivusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Elliptio (s.s.) tortivusFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Elliptio strigosusClench & Turner (1956)
Elliptio (s.s.) arctataR.I. Johnson (1970), Burch (1975)
Elliptio arctataParmalee & 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) lazarusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Elliptio dilatata subgibbosaUtterback (1915)
Elliptio (s.s.) arctatusFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Elliptio (s.s.) arctataR.I. Johnson (1970), Burch (1975)
Elliptio arctataMolluscaBase (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) perstriatusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Elliptio (s.s.) perstriatusFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Elliptio (s.s.) arctataR.I. Johnson (1970), Burch (1975)
Elliptio arctataMolluscaBase (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) perstriatusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Elliptio (s.s.) perstriatusFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Elliptio (s.s.) arctataR.I. Johnson (1970), Burch (1975)
Elliptio arctataMolluscaBase (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) tuomeyiSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Elliptio (s.s.) arctatusFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Elliptio strigosusClench & Turner (1956)
Elliptio (s.s.) icterinaR.I. Johnson (1970), R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975)
Elliptio arctataParmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Williams et al. (2011), Williams et al. (2014), MolluscaBase (2024)
Elliptio icterinaBrim 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) perstriatusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Elliptio (s.s.) perstriatusFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Elliptio (s.s.) arctataR.I. Johnson (1970), Burch (1975)
Elliptio arctataMolluscaBase (2024)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Unio (sec. Elliptio) arctatusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (sec. Elliptio) strigosusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (sec. Elliptio) arctatus var. tortivusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (sec. Elliptio) lazarusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (sec. Elliptio) perstriatusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (sec. Elliptio) tuomeyiSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Elliptio dilatata subgibbosaUtterback (1915)
Elliptio (s.s.) arctatusFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Elliptio (s.s.) tortivusFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Elliptio (s.s.) perstriatusFrierson (1927), Haas (1969)
Elliptio strigosusClench & Turner (1956)
Elliptio (s.s.) arctataR.I. Johnson (1970), Burch (1975)
Elliptio (s.s.) icterinaR.I. Johnson (1970), R.I. Johnson (1972), Burch (1975)
Elliptio arctataKat (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 icterinaBrim Box & Williams (2000)

 
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