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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Elliptio complanata

nominal species Unio jejunus Lea, 1838


Lea, 1836, Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 30. [nomen nudum]
Lea, 1838, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. 6 [O. 2]: 9, pl. 4, fig. 9.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85475, near Camden, S.C.

= 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 jejunus (Lea, 1838) — Haas, 1969
= Elliptio (s.s.) complanatus-jejunus (Lea, 1838) — Frierson, 1927
= Unio (sec. Elliptio) complanatus var. jejunus Lea, 1838 — Simpson, 1914
= Unio (sec. Elliptio) complanatus var. jejunus (Solander) Dillwyn, 1817 — Simpson, 1900
= Unio jejunus Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) jejunus (Lea) — Lea, 1870
= Unio jejunus Lea — Küster, 1862
= Unio (NiƤa) jejunus Lea — Adams & Adams, 1857
= Unio jejunus Lea, 1838 — Conrad, 1853
= Margaron (Unio) jejunus (Lea) — Lea, 1852
= Unio jejunus Lea — Hanley, 1843
= Margarita (Unio) jejunus Lea — Lea, 1838

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