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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Elliptio icterina

nominal species Elliptio cylindraceus Frierson, 1927

Frierson, 1927, Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 29, sp. 87.
(new name for Unio lugubris Lea, 1838)

= Elliptio icterina

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Elliptio icterina (Conrad, 1834) — Graf & Cummings, 2021
= Elliptio cylindracea Frierson, 1927 — IUCN, 2011
= Elliptio cylindracea Frierson, 1927 — Bogan, 2010
= Elliptio cylindracea — Cummings & Graf, 2010
= Elliptio cylindracea Frierson, 1927 — Graf & Cummings, 2007
+ Elliptio (s.s.) icterina (Conrad, 1834) — Burch, 1975
+ Elliptio (s.s.) icterina (Conrad, 1834) — R.I. Johnson, 1972
+ Elliptio (s.s.) icterina (Conrad, 1834) — R.I. Johnson, 1970
+ Elliptio (s.s.) lugubris (Lea, 1838) — Haas, 1969
= Elliptio (s.s.) cylindraceus Frierson, 1927 — Frierson, 1927

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