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

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Unionoida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Pleurobemini | Elliptio fumata

nominal species Unio quadratus Lea, 1859

Lea, 1859, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 11: 172.
Lea, 1860, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 4 [O. 8]: 338 [20], pl. 54, fig. 163.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85718, Factory Cr., near Columbus, Ga.

= Elliptio fumata

Taxonomic Opinions

+ Elliptio fumata (Lea, 1857) — Williams et al., 2008
+ Elliptio complanata (Lightfoot, 1786) — Brim Box & Williams, 2000
+ Elliptio (s.s.) complanata (Lightfoot, 1786) — Burch, 1975
+ Elliptio (s.s.) complanata (Lightfoot, 1786) — 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 quadratus Lea — B.H. Wright, 1888
= Margaron (Unio) quadratus (Lea) — Lea, 1870

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