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 planilateris Conrad, 1838

Conrad, 1838, Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 2(11): back cover.
Conrad, 1840, Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 2(12): 103, pl. 57, fig. 1.
Conrad, 1853, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 255 [as ‘planitaleris’].

= 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.) violaceus violaceus (Spengler, 1793) — Haas, 1969
+ Elliptio (s.s.) complanatus (Dillwyn, 1817) — Frierson, 1927
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) complanatus (‘Solander’ Dillwyn, 1817) — Simpson, 1914
+ Unio (sec. Elliptio) complanatus (Solander) Dillwyn, 1817 — Simpson, 1900
= Unio planilaterus [sic] Con. — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) planilaterus [sic] (Con.) — Lea, 1870
= Unio planitaleris [sic] Con. — Conrad, 1853
+ Margaron (Unio) complanatus (Soland. Dill.) — Lea, 1852
= Unio planilateris Conrad, 1838 — Conrad, 1840

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