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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Obovaria olivaria

nominal species Unio brevialis Sowerby & Sowerby, 1821

‘Lamarck’ Sowerby & Sowerby, 1821, Genera of Shells 2: pl. 86, fig. 4.
(misidentified reference to Unio brevialis Lamarck, 1819)

= Obovaria olivaria

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Obovaria olivaria (Rafinesque, 1820) — Watters et al., 2009
+ Obovaria olivaria (Rafinesque, 1820) — Parmalee & Bogan, 1998
+ Obovaria (Pseudoon) olivaria (Rafinesque, 1820) — Frierson, 1927
+ Obovaria (Pseudoon) ellipsis (Lea, 1828) — Simpson, 1914
+ Obovaria (Pseudoon) ellipsis (Lea, 1828) — Simpson, 1900
+ Margaron (Unio) ellipsis (Lea) — Lea, 1870
+ Margaron (Unio) ellipsis (Lea) — Lea, 1852
+ Unio ellipsis Lea — Hanley, 1843
+ Margarita (Unio) ellipsis Lea. Eat. — Lea, 1838
= Unio brevialis Sow. — Ferussac, 1835

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