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

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

Search the database pages:

Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Elliptio congaraea

nominal species Unio corvus Lea, 1859

Lea, 1859, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 112.
Lea, 1859, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 7]: 217 [35], pl. 28, fig. 97.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84539, Buckhead Cr., Burke Co., Ga.

= Elliptio congaraea

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Elliptio (s.s.) congaraeus (Lea, 1831) — Burch, 1975
+ Elliptio (s.s.) congaraea (Lea, 1831) — R.I. Johnson, 1970
+ Elliptio (s.s.) forbesianus (Lea, 1853) — Haas, 1969
+ Elliptio (s.s.) pusillus (Lea, 1840) — Frierson, 1927
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) forbesianus Lea, 1853 — Simpson, 1914
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) forbesianus Lea, 1853 — Simpson, 1900
= Unio corvus Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) corvus (Lea) — Lea, 1870
= Unio corvus Lea, 1859 — Sowerby, 1868

Page updated: 11:32:26 Wed 04 Dec 2024