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

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

nominal species Unio dorsatus Lea, 1868

Lea, 1868, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 20: 160.
Lea, 1868, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6 [O. 12]: 300 [60], pl. 45, fig. 112.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_84494, Catawba R., N.C.

= 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.) dorsatus (Lea, 1868) — Haas, 1969
= Elliptio (s.s.) dorsatus (Lea, 1868) — Frierson, 1927
= Unio (sec. Elliptio) dorsatus Lea, 1868 — Simpson, 1914
= Unio (sec. Elliptio) dorsatus Lea, 1868 — Simpson, 1900
= Unio dorsatus Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) dorsatus (Lea) — Lea, 1870

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