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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Elliptio arctata

nominal species 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.

= Elliptio arctata

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Elliptio arctata (Conrad, 1834) — MolluscaBase, 2024
+ Elliptio arctata (Conrad, 1834) — Williams et al., 2014
+ Elliptio arctata (Conrad, 1834) — Williams et al., 2011
+ Elliptio arctata (Conrad, 1834) — Williams et al., 2008
+ Elliptio arctata (Conrad, 1834) — Brim Box & Williams, 2000
+ Elliptio arctata (Conrad, 1834) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
+ Elliptio (s.s.) arctata (Conrad, 1834) — Burch, 1975
+ Elliptio (s.s.) arctata (Conrad, 1834) — R.I. Johnson, 1970
+ Elliptio (s.s.) arctatus (Conrad, 1834) — Haas, 1969
= Elliptio strigosus (Lea, 1840) — Clench & Turner, 1956
+ Elliptio (s.s.) arctatus (Conrad, 1834) — Frierson, 1927
= Unio (sec. Elliptio) strigosus Lea, 1840 — Simpson, 1914
= Unio (sec. Elliptio) strigosus Lea, 1840 — Simpson, 1900
= Unio strigosus Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) strigosus (Lea) — Lea, 1870
= Unio strigosus Lea — Adams & Adams, 1857
= Unio strigosus Lea, 1841 — Conrad, 1853
= Margaron (Unio) strigosus (Lea) — Lea, 1852

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