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 Unio opacus Lea, 1857

Lea, 1857, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 9: 169.
Lea, 1858, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 6]: 86, pl. 18, fig. 66.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85546, Buckhead Cr., Burke Co., Georgia.

= Elliptio icterina

Taxonomic Opinions

+ 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.) obnubilus (Lea, 1857) — Haas, 1969
+ Elliptio (s.s.) obnubilus (Lea, 1857) — Frierson, 1927
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) obnubilus Lea, 1857 — Simpson, 1914
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) obnubilus Lea, 1857 — Simpson, 1900
= Unio opacus Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) opacus (Lea) — Lea, 1870

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