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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Bivalvia | ... | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Elliptio pullata

nominal species Unio extensus Lea, 1857

Lea, 1857. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 9: 31.
Lea, 1858. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 6]: 67, pl. 12, fig. 49.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85995, Dry Cr., Columbus, Ga.

= Elliptio pullata

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Elliptio pullata (Lea, 1856) — Williams et al., 2014

+ Elliptio pullata (Lea, 1856) — Williams et al., 2011

+ Elliptio (s.s.) lanceolata (Lea, 1828) — Burch, 1975

+ Elliptio (s.s.) lanceolata (Lea, 1828) — R.I. Johnson, 1970

+ Elliptio (s.s.) angustatus (Lea, 1831) — Haas, 1969

+ Elliptio strigosus (Lea, 1840) — Clench & Turner, 1956

+ Elliptio (s.s.) angustatus (Lea, 1831) — Frierson, 1927

+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) angustatus Lea, 1831 — Simpson, 1914

+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) angustatus Lea, 1831 — Simpson, 1900

= Unio extensus Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888

= Margaron (Unio) extensus (Lea) — Lea, 1870

 
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