MUSSELpdb | nomainal sp. Unio tortuosus Sowerby, 1868

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nominal species Unio tortuosus Sowerby, 1868

Sowerby, 1868. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 65, sp. 330.
(homonym of Unio tortuosus Lea, 1865)
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (MONOTYPY) BMNH_74-12-11-25, Maryland.

= Elliptio complanata

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Elliptio (s.s.) complanata (Lightfoot, 1786) — Burch, 1975

+ Elliptio (s.s.) complanata (Lightfoot, 1786) — R.I. Johnson, 1970

+ Elliptio (s.s.) violaceus violaceus (Spengler, 1793) — Haas, 1969

+ Elliptio (s.s.) complanatus (Dillwyn, 1817) — Frierson, 1927

+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) complanatus (‘Solander’ Dillwyn, 1817) — Simpson, 1914

+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) complanatus (Solander) Dillwyn, 1817 — Simpson, 1900

+ Margaron (Unio) complanata (Solan.) — Lea, 1870

= Unio tortuosus Sowerby, 1868 — Sowerby, 1868

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