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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Elliptio jayensis

nominal species Unio subluridus Simpson, 1892

Simpson, 1892, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 15(911): 432, pl. 83, figs. 3-4.
Simpson, 1900, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 743.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_104002, Orange Springs, Volusia Co., Florida.

= Elliptio jayensis

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Elliptio jayensis (Lea, 1838) — Williams et al., 2014
+ Elliptio jayensis (Lea, 1838) — Williams et al., 2011
+ Popenaias buckleyi (Lea, 1841) — Burch, 1975
+ Elliptio (s.s.) buckleyi (Lea, 1843) — R.I. Johnson, 1972
= Elliptio (s.s.) subluridus (Simpson, 1892) — Haas, 1969
= Elliptio (s.s.) subluridus (Simpson, 1900) — Frierson, 1927
= Unio (sec. Elliptio) subluridus Simpson, 1892 — Simpson, 1914
= Unio (sec. Uniomerus) subluridus Simpson, 1892 — Simpson, 1900

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