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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Bivalvia | Unionida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Elliptio species Elliptio mediocris (Lea, 1863): synonymy
1 specimen Unio mediocris Lea, 1863
 Lea, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 15: 192.
 Lea, 1866. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 11]: 24 [28], pl. 7, fig. 22.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85611, Neuse R., Raleigh, N.C.
Unio (sec. Elliptio) complanatus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Elliptio (s.s.) complanatus — Frierson (1927)
Elliptio (s.s.) violaceus violaceus — Haas (1969)
Elliptio (s.s.) complanata — R.I. Johnson (1970), Burch (1975)
Elliptio mediocris — Bogan (2002), Campbell & Lydeard (2026) | |
Taxonomic History (since 1900)Unio (sec. Elliptio) complanatus — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Elliptio (s.s.) complanatus — Frierson (1927)
Elliptio (s.s.) violaceus violaceus — Haas (1969)
Elliptio (s.s.) complanata — R.I. Johnson (1970), Burch (1975)
Elliptio mediocris — Bogan (2002), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
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